Deltophora peltosema

Deltophora peltosema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Deltophora
Species: D. peltosema
Binomial name
Deltophora peltosema
(Lower, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Xenolechia peltosema Lower, 1900
  • Aristotelia peltosema
  • Gelechia pyramidophora Turner, 1919

Deltophora peltosema is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Australia (Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales). Records from South Africa and South America are based on misidentifications.

The length of the forewings is 5-5.5 mm. The forewings are grey-brown to ochreous, with mostly indistinct dark brown markings. The hindwings are plain pale brown, with hairy margins.[1] Adults have been recorded on wing from September to April.[2]

References

  1. Australian Insects
  2. Sattler K, 1979: A taxonomic revision of the genus Deltophora Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bull Brit Mus (Nat Hist), Entom Ser 38: 263–322. Full article
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