''Mothonica cubana'' is a
moth of the family
Depressariidae. It is found in
Cuba.
The
wingspan is 14–19 mm. The forewings are white sprinkled with brown scales and with an indistinct brown triangular area on the costa at the basal one-third. There is a larger, more distinct brown triangular area on the costa at one-half and an outwardly curving transverse line from the costal two-thirds to the dorsum before the tornus, composed of a series of fuscous dashes. There is also a series of terminal fuscous dots from the costal two-thirds to the tornus and a fuscous spot at the end of the cell, as well as a fuscous patch on the dorsum below the spot and a triangular fuscous patch on the dorsum at the anal angle. The hindwings are white.
The larvae bore the seeds of ''
Copernicia glabrescens
''Copernicia glabrescens'' is a palm which is endemic to western and west central Cuba.
References
glabrescens
Trees of Cuba
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Smithson. Contributions Zool. 4 : 8
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References
Moths described in 1969
Mothonica
Endemic fauna of Cuba
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