Machimia serva

(Machimia serva)

Description

Machimia serva is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1920. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria. The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale greyish, irrorated fuscous. The stigmata is cloudy and dark grey, the plical spot rather beyond the first discal spot and there is an angulated subterminal series of faintly indicated darker dots. The hindwings are light grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Machimia
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