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Psittacastis stigmaphylli

Synonyms: Necedes stigmaphylli; Psittacastis brevipalpis

Wikipedia Abstract

Psittacastis stigmaphylli is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1912. It is found on Jamaica. The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are pale brownish ochreous, suffused with dark chestnut-brown, especially at the nexus, on the oblique cuneiform fascia at one-fourth, on the end of the cell, and along the costa before the apex. From the base of the costa a mottled and streaky pale greyish shade extends obliquely outward to the dorsum at one-third, containing some brown spots. This is followed by the suffused cuneiform fascia which sends out two points on its outer side, one along the dorsum and one above it, the upper one bounding the lower edge of a conspicuous whitish costal patch also dilated outward at its lower edge, and there somewhat tinged with o
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Prey / Diet

Stigmaphyllon emarginatum (monarch Amazonvine)[1]

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0