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Alucita flaviserta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Alucitidae

Scientific name
  
Alucita flaviserta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Alucita

Rank
  
Species

Alucita flaviserta is a species of moth of the Alucitidae family. It is known from Mozambique.

The male of this species has a wingspan of 14 mm. The head is white with few dark fuscous specks. Thorax is white, with the anterior half irrorated (speckled) with dark grey and two small greyish spots posteriorly. Abdomen whitish. Forewings are white with a blackish semioval spot at costa near the base. Markings are ochreous-yellow.

The holotype was found in Magude in southern Mozambique.

References

Alucita flaviserta Wikipedia