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Taygete barydelta

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Species of moth

Taygete barydelta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Taygete
Species: T. barydelta
Binomial name
Taygete barydelta
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Epithectis barydelta Meyrick, 1923

Taygete barydelta is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Pará, Brazil.

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are yellow whitish, scattered with black scales and with large blackish flattened-triangular spots on the costa near the base and at one-third and three-fifths, smaller blackish spots on the dorsum opposite the two posterior. There is also a triangular blackish apical spot. The hindwings are grey.

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 9, 2015). "Taygete barydelta (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 15.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Taygete barydelta


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