Altiura

Genus of moths

Altiura

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Oecophoridae

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Altiura

J. F. G. Clarke, 1978

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A. maculata

Binomial name
Altiura maculata

J. F. G. Clarke, 1978

Altiura maculata is a moth in the family Oecophoridae and the only species in the genus Altiura. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978. It is found in Chile.[1]

The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewings are light orange yellow with the basal fifth of the costa broadly tawny with a violaceous tinge. There is a similarly colored spot on the middle of the costa. The hindwings are ocherous white.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Altiura Clarke, 1978". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
2. ^ J. F. Gates Clarke (1978). Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New Genera and Species of Oecophoridae from Chile (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology • Number 273. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 19. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q9608206
* Wikispecies: Altiura
* ButMoth: 1100.0
* EoL: 94022
* GBIF: 1836863
* IRMNG: 1265893
* LepIndex: 106464
* Plazi: 222CDD9F-6A25-E0E9-4AB6-5BA16A3D3A74
* ZooBank: C0E3A00E-465B-48E1-B798-F37E7590CE58

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