Exaeretia ascetica

Exaeretia ascetica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Exaeretia
Species:	E. ascetica
Binomial name
	Exaeretia ascetica; (Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
	Depressaria ascetica Meyrick, 1926;

Exaeretia ascetica is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Colombia.^[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, slightly sprinkled grey, streaked posteriorly between the veins with dull flesh colour and with a dark grey dot on the base of the costa, as well as a few dots of blackish scales on some veins on the costal half. The discal stigmata are blackish and there is a marginal series of dark grey dots around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale greyish.^[2]

References

^ Exaeretia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (10): 311 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Exaeretia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (10): 311 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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