Opogona autogama | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Opogona |
Species: | O. autogama
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Binomial name | |
Opogona autogama (Meyrick, 1911)
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Synonyms | |
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It is found in the Seychelles and Mauritius.[1]
This species has a wingspan of 12–13 mm, head is purplish-fuscous, tuft brownish-ochreous, fillet and face shining greyish-ochreous. Forewings lanceolate, bronzy-grey or light purplish-fuscous,
In male: a long light grey subcostal hairpencil from base lying beneath forewings this character is quite distinctive.[2]