Phelotropa conversa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in French Guiana.[1]
Phelotropa conversa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Phelotropa |
Species: | P. conversa
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Binomial name | |
Phelotropa conversa Meyrick, 1923
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The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are light greyish ochreous, towards the termen whitish tinged between the veins. The second discal stigma is dark fuscous, the plical represented by a minute dark fuscous dash. There is also a marginal series of dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale whitish grey.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Phelotropa conversa Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (20): 614. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.