Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Depressariidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Machimia | |
Machimia trigama is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1928. It is found in Mexico and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Texas.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are light grey with some scattered black scales. There is a small black spot on the base of the costa and a triangular blackish spot on the costa before the middle, as well as some blackish suffusion beneath and confluent with it. The plical and first discal stigmata form small black spots and the second discal spot forms a blackish-grey blotch. There are two strongly angulated series of small irregular black dots crossing the wing posteriorly, as well as five blackish dots on the posterior part of the costa, and a terminal series. The hindwings are light grey.