Canthonistis xestocephala

Canthonistis xestocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Canthonistis
Species: C. xestocephala
Binomial name
Canthonistis xestocephala
Diakonoff, [1968]

Canthonistis xestocephala is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Diakonoff in 1968. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).[1]

The wingspan is 15-17 mm. The forewings are bright yellow and with two large purplish-fuscous patches, rounded and almost entirely confluent except above, extending along the dorsum beyond the base to the tornus and filling out the whole wing. The anterior blotch almost reaches the costa, while the posterior does not reach it. The hindwings are glossy light yellowish fuscous, with the apex pale yellow.[2]

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