Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Depressariidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Orphnolechia | |
Orphnolechia neastra is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Guyana.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are purple-blackish with a white line from the middle of the costa to three-fifths of the dorsum, somewhat angulated in the middle. The hindwings are dark fuscous becoming blackish posteriorly. There is a moderate irregular white spot in the disc beyond the middle.
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