Pycnotarsa sulphurea is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by August Busck in 1914.[1] It is found in Panama.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Pycnotarsa |
| Species: | P. sulphurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Pycnotarsa sulphurea (Busck, 1914)
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are glossy white with a strong violet sheen and overlaid with yellow scales. The extreme base of the costa, a longitudinal central line from the base to the termen and the apical edge are all reddish yellow. The hindwings are glistening light violet yellow.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Machimia sulphurea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Pycnotarsa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 28
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