Alucita flaviserta

Alucita flaviserta is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from Mozambique.

Alucita flaviserta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Alucitidae
Genus:Alucita
Species:
A. flaviserta
Binomial name
Alucita flaviserta
(Meyrick, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Orneodes flaviserta Meyrick, 1921

The male of this species has a wingspan of 14 mm. The head is white with few dark fuscous specks. Thorax is white, with the anterior half irrorated (speckled) with dark grey and two small greyish spots posteriorly. Abdomen whitish. Forewings are white with a blackish semioval spot at costa near the base. Markings are ochreous-yellow.[2]

The holotype was found in Magude in southern Mozambique.

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