Profilinota

Profilinota is a monotypic moth genus in the family Depressariidae erected by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1973. Its only species, Profilinota notaula, was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1933. It is found in Bolivia and Venezuela.[1]

Profilinota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Profilinota

Clarke, 1973
Species:
P. notaula
Binomial name
Profilinota notaula
(Meyrick, 1933)
Synonyms
  • Ilarches Meyrick, 1933 (preocc. Cantor, 1850)
  • Ilarches notaula Meyrick, 1933
  • Profilinota phillita Clarke, 1973

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are fuscous, with a faint purplish tinge, and whitish reflections, as well as a moderate white dorsal streak from the base to the tornus, the edge sinuate in the middle. There is a small white spot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are white, with a fuscous apical patch occupying about two-fifths of the wing.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2015). "Profilinota Clarke, 1973". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (11): 355.


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