| Exaeretia mesosceptra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Exaeretia |
| Species: | E. mesosceptra |
| Binomial name | |
| Exaeretia mesosceptra (Meyrick, 1915) | |
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Exaeretia mesosceptra is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Peru.
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, with a few scattered blackish specks and a narrow somewhat irregular-edged median fuscous streak irrorated with blackish almost from the base to the apex but not quite reaching either. The hindwings are whitish grey.
References
- Exaeretia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1915 (2): 210
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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| Exaeretia mesosceptra | |
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