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Aliciana geminata

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Species of moth

Aliciana geminata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Aliciana
Species: A. geminata
Binomial name
Aliciana geminata
J. F. G. Clarke, 1978

Aliciana geminata is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978. It is found in Chile.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale orange buff with the extreme edge of the costa black basally. The surface of the forewing is sparsely irrorated (sprinkled) with black and grey scales especially in the costal half. The hindwings are pale ochraceous buff, slightly more yellowish toward the margins.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Aliciana geminata Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. J. F. Gates Clarke (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 65. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Aliciana geminata
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