Rectiostoma silvibasis
| Rectiostoma silvibasis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Rectiostoma |
| Species: | R. silvibasis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rectiostoma silvibasis (Duckworth, 1971) | |
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Rectiostoma silvibasis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Duckworth in 1971.[1] It is found in Venezuela.
The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are blackish brown, the basal third white tinged faintly with yellow on the costal edge. There are a few blackish-brown scales on the extreme edge of the costa and anal angle. The apical two thirds of the forewing are suffused with bronze-to-violet iridescent scales. The hindwings are blackish brown with a white patch on the basal half of the anterior margin.[2]
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