Psittacastis cosmodoxa

Psittacastis cosmodoxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Psittacastis
Species: P. cosmodoxa
Binomial name
Psittacastis cosmodoxa
Meyrick, 1921

Psittacastis cosmodoxa is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are leaden-grey with a rather oblique violet-golden-metallic streak from the costa at one-third, edged with black on both sides, more broadly towards the costa anteriorly, almost meeting a similar erect streak from the dorsum in the middle, edged black anteriorly. Beyond these is a broad brownish-ochreous transverse band dilated towards the costa, limited posteriorly by an inwards-oblique pale yellowish black-edged mark from the costa at four-fifths and an erect violet-golden-metallic streak from the dorsum at four-fifths. A rather down-curved light blue-grey line connects the apices of the two dorsal streaks and from the apex of the yellowish mark, a violet-golden-metallic line runs to the apex of a rather oblique blue-grey fasciate streak from the middle of the costa. There is also a blue-grey line along the costa from the middle to the yellowish mark and a violet-golden-metallic terminal fascia. The apical prominence is orange. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

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