Dissoptila asphaltitis
Dissoptila asphaltitis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Dissoptila |
Species: | D. asphaltitis |
Binomial name | |
Dissoptila asphaltitis Meyrick, 1914 | |
Dissoptila asphaltitis is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana.[1]
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark violet-grey with a narrow ochreous-yellow fascia near the base, with projections outwards on the costa and in the disc, anteriorly blackish-edged on the costa and with two blackish tufts rather obliquely placed in the disc about one-third. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]
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