| Pyncostola actias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Pyncostola |
| Species: | P. actias
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pyncostola actias (
Meyrick, 1904)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Pyncostola actias is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. [1]
The wingspan is 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in). The forewings are light shining golden ochreous with a broad white costal streak from the base to the apex, the lower edge posteriorly suffused and more or less mixed with dark fuscous. There is a white dorsal suffused streak from the base to the tornus and sometimes some indistinct whitish streaks and dark fuscous scales towards the termen. The hindwings are pale grey. [2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (16 June 2014). "Pyncostola actias (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
-
^ Meyrick, E. (1904).
"Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 272.
doi:
10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.
| Pyncostola actias | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Pyncostola |
| Species: | P. actias
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pyncostola actias (
Meyrick, 1904)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Pyncostola actias is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. [1]
The wingspan is 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in). The forewings are light shining golden ochreous with a broad white costal streak from the base to the apex, the lower edge posteriorly suffused and more or less mixed with dark fuscous. There is a white dorsal suffused streak from the base to the tornus and sometimes some indistinct whitish streaks and dark fuscous scales towards the termen. The hindwings are pale grey. [2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (16 June 2014). "Pyncostola actias (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
-
^ Meyrick, E. (1904).
"Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 272.
doi:
10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.