Machimia desertorum

Machimia desertorum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Machimia
Species:	M. desertorum
Binomial name
	Machimia desertorum; (Berg, 1875)
Synonyms
	Depressaria desertorum Berg, 1875;

Machimia desertorum is a moth in the family Depressariidae.^[1] It is found in Patagonia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm for males and 19 mm for females. The forewings are yellowish-grey with a reddish tinge and dark scales. The hindwings are shining whitish.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Machimia desertorum". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
^ Machimia at funet
^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (10): 311 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Machimia desertorum". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.

[2] Machimia at funet

[3] Exot. Microlep. 3 (10): 311 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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