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Taragmarcha laqueata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Oecophorinae

Taragmarcha laqueata is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic on the island of Mauritius.

It has a wingspan of 17mm, head and thorax are dark glossy fuscous, palpi white. Antennae whitish, ringed with dark fuscous. The abdomen is grey. Forewings are elongated, rather dark glossy fuscous, with a white streak along basal third of costa. Hindwings are dark grey

Another species, Taragmarcha borbonensis, from the neighboring island of La RĂ©union had originally been designated as a subspecies of T. laqueata.

References

Taragmarcha laqueata Wikipedia