Charistica porphyraspis

Charistica porphyraspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Charistica
Species:	C. porphyraspis
Binomial name
	Charistica porphyraspis; (Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
	Strobisia porphyraspis Meyrick, 1909;

Charistica porphyraspis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in Bolivia.[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous with the markings brilliant blue metallic, with green and purple iridescence. There is a spot on the base of the costa and an angulated transverse line at one-fifth, not reaching the dorsum, as well as a slightly curved entire transverse line slightly before the middle and two transverse linear marks in the disc beyond the middle, rather converging upwards, and a dot on the fold beneath them. An inwardly oblique mark is found from the costa at two-thirds and there is a large bright purple patch on the lower part of the termen, extending from the tornus to above the middle. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

Savela, Markku (February 12, 2015). "Charistica porphyraspis (Meyrick, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1909 (1): 23.

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[1] Savela, Markku (February 12, 2015). "Charistica porphyraspis (Meyrick, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1909 (1): 23.