Phaeoses chalinota

Phaeoses chalinota is a moth of the family Tineidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in the India and Sri Lanka.

Phaeoses chalinota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Phaeoses
Species:
P. chalinota
Binomial name
Phaeoses chalinota
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Opogona chalinota Meyrick, 1910

The wingspan is 7–10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous bronze with a white line crossing the wing and a whitish-ochreous apical spot. The hindwings are dark grey.[1]

The larvae feed on dry stems of Polypodium quercifolium.[2]

References
  1. Meyrick, E. (1910). "Notes and Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera". Records of the Indian Museum.
  2. Fletcher, T. B., Life Histories of Indian Insects Microlepidoptera. Vol.VI(1).


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