| Psilocorsis exagitata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Psilocorsis |
| Species: | P. exagitata |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilocorsis exagitata (Meyrick, 1926) | |
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Psilocorsis exagitata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Colombia.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish grey with broad antemedian and ante-apical slightly oblique fasciae of whitish transverse strigulae, on the costa becoming blotches of ochreous-yellow marbling. The hindwings are grey.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Psilocorsis exagitata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (May 11, 2016). "Psilocorsis exagitata (Meyrick, 1926)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (10): 318.
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