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Pisinidea viridis

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Species of moth

Pisinidea viridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Pisinidea
Species: P. viridis
Binomial name
Pisinidea viridis
Butler, 1883

Pisinidea viridis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1883. It is found in Chile.

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are pea green with a rounded ferruginous spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are sericeous (silky) whitey brown.

References

  1. Pisinidea at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1883 (1): 83 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Pisinidea viridis

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