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Rectiostoma earobasis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Rectiostoma

Rectiostoma earobasis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by W. Donald Duckworth in 1971. It is found in Bolivia.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are pale yellow basally, edged with dark brown on the costa from the base and at the anal angle. The distal margin of the yellow area is bordered by a dark brown line immediately paralleled by a broad, transverse band of iridescent violet. The apical half of the forewing is dark brown suffused with iridescent blue violet. The hindwings are dark brown with white patch on the anterior margin.

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Rectiostoma earobasis Wikipedia