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Durrantia pugnax

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Durrantia pugnax is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1912. It is found in Panama, Guatemala and Venezuela.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale cream ochreous, sparsely dusted with dark fuscous scales, distributed for the most part singly, but in a small group at the end of the cell, and again in the fold at about half the wing-length, also in about five small terminal spots on the extreme margin. The hindwings are slightly paler than the forewings, and with a shining silky lustre.

The larvae feed on Byrsonima crassifolia.

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Durrantia pugnax Wikipedia


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