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Chlamydastis metamochla

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Chlamydastis metamochla is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are white speckled light grey with the markings blackish. There are three short oblique streaks from the costa at one-fifth, two-fifths, and three-fourths, the first longest and nearly reaching the first discal stigma. The first discal stigma dot-like. The second forming a short transverse mark, the plical only indicated by one or two black scales obliquely beyond the first discal. There is a streak from the lower end of the second discal nearly reaching two large dots just before the termen below the middle. The hindwings are pale grey, slightly darker posteriorly.

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