Pyncostola pentacentra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Pyncostola |
Species: | P. pentacentra
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Binomial name | |
Pyncostola pentacentra (
Meyrick, 1912)
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Synonyms | |
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Pyncostola pentacentra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal. [1] [2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous and the costa is slightly sprinkled with brownish specks. There are conspicuous black dots beneath the costa at one-sixth and one-third. The stigmata are black, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are ochreous whitish. [3]
Pyncostola pentacentra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Pyncostola |
Species: | P. pentacentra
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Binomial name | |
Pyncostola pentacentra (
Meyrick, 1912)
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Synonyms | |
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Pyncostola pentacentra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal. [1] [2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous and the costa is slightly sprinkled with brownish specks. There are conspicuous black dots beneath the costa at one-sixth and one-third. The stigmata are black, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are ochreous whitish. [3]