Inga roseomarginella is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by August Busck in 1911.[1] It is found in French Guiana.[2]
| Inga roseomarginella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
| Genus: | Inga |
| Species: | I. roseomarginella
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| Binomial name | |
| Inga roseomarginella (Busck, 1911)
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are shining ocherous white with dark brown dusting, and with the entire costa and terminal edge broadly rosy red. The dark brown scales are irregularly sprinkled over the wing with a first and second discal spot basely emphasized. A dark brown line runs from the apical fourth of the costa in an outward curve across the wing to the dorsum. The hindwings are very light lemon yellow.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Machimia roseomarginella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Inga at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 40 (1815): 212
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