Chrysonasma caliginosa

Chrysonasma caliginosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Chrysonasma
Species: C. caliginosa
Binomial name
Chrysonasma caliginosa
Park and Byun, 2008

Chrysonasma caliginosa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found on Palawan island of the Philippines.[1]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are elongate with a light orange to greyish orange ground color. There are three shining metallic blue, longitudinal streaks on the basal part of the wing.

References

  1. Park, Kyu-Tek; Bong-Kyu Byun,. "A new genus Chrysonasma (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Lecithoceridae), with description of a new species from the Philippines.(Report)." Florida Entomologist. Florida Entomological Society. 2008. HighBeam Research. 17 Apr. 2012


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