Sarisophora chlaenota

(Sarisophora chlaenota)

Description

Sarisophora chlaenota is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales. The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are bronzy-fuscous, much suffused with dark ashy-fuscous, with a few scattered black scales. The stigmata are black and very undefined, the plical indefinitely elongate. The hindwings are pale ochreous-yellovv, the terminal half dark fuscous.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lecithoceridae
Genus:Sarisophora
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