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Carodista melicrata

Synonyms: Homaloxestis melicrata

Wikipedia Abstract

Carodista melicrata is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910. It is found in India (Assam). The wingspan is 14-15 mm. The forewings are deep ochreous-yellow with light brownish markings irrorated with dark fuscous. There is a spot on the base of the costa, and the costal edge is more or less suffused with dark fuscous irroration from this to three-fourths. There is an undefined cloudy fascia from one-third of the costa to the middle of the dorsum and a cloudy spot representing the second discal stigma. A triangular patch is found on the costa at two-thirds, where an irregular fascia runs to the tornus and there is an undefined patch on the upper two-thirds of the termen, edged by a dark fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous tinged with
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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