Rectiostoma cnecobasis

Rectiostoma cnecobasis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by W. Donald Duckworth in 1971.[1] It is found in the high highlands of Peru and Bolivia.

Rectiostoma cnecobasis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Rectiostoma
Species:
R. cnecobasis
Binomial name
Rectiostoma cnecobasis
(Duckworth, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Setiostoma cnecobasis Duckworth, 1971

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are pale yellow mixed with white basally, concolorous and continuous with the thorax and tegula. The distal margin of the yellow area is bordered by a dark brown line immediately paralleled by a broad, transverse band of iridescent violet. The apical half of the forewing is dark brown suffused with iridescent blue violet. There are iridescent green highlights scattered along the dorsum. The hindwings are dark brown with a white patch on the anterior margin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Rectiostoma Becker in Heppner, [1982]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Neotropical Microlepidoptera XX: Revision of the Genus Setiostoma (Lepidoptera: Stenomidae)  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.