''Taragmarcha laqueata'' is a
moth of the family
Oecophoridae. It is endemic on the island of
Mauritius.
It has a wingspan of 17mm, head and thorax are dark glossy fuscous, palpi white. Antennae whitish, ringed with dark fuscous. The abdomen is grey. Forewings are elongated, rather dark glossy fuscous, with a white streak along basal third of costa. Hindwings are dark grey
[Meyrick, E. 1910a. ''Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Mauritius and Chagos Isles''. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1910(3):370]
Another species, ''
Taragmarcha borbonensis'', from the neighboring island of
La Réunion had originally been designated as a subspecies of ''T. laqueata''.
References
Oecophoridae
Moths described in 1910
Moths of Mauritius
Endemic fauna of Mauritius
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