Empalactis ponomarenkoae
| Empalactis ponomarenkoae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Empalactis |
| Species: | E. ponomarenkoae |
| Binomial name | |
| Empalactis ponomarenkoae Ueda, 2012 | |
Empalactis ponomarenkoae is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Ueda in 2012.[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu, Kyushu).[2]
The length of the forewings is 4.5-6 mm for males and 5.5-6 mm for females. The forewings are whitish grey, scattered with pale fuscous and with the costa edged with fuscous from the base to two-thirds. There are three fuscous marks on the costa. The third large and at the middle edged beneath with an orange mark. There is also a large fuscous discal mark before the middle and a large circular fuscous mark on the tornus, mixed with orange. The hindwings are brownish grey.[3]
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Empalactis at funet
- ↑ Ueda, T., 2012: Four new species of the tribe Chelariini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Japan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 63(2): 79-86.
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