Holophysis emblemella
| Holophysis emblemella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Holophysis |
| Species: | H. emblemella |
| Binomial name | |
| Holophysis emblemella (Clemens, 1860) | |
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Holophysis emblemella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York south to Florida. Records include Alabama, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Ohio.[1][2]
The length of the forewings is about 9 mm. The forewings are brown-black, with steel-blue markings. There is a basal band, as well as an antemedial band from the costa across the cell. A very irregular, narrower medial band, is partly fused with the discal dot and forked toward inner margin. A costal spot is found from four-fifths to the apex, and there is also a subterminal band reaching two-thirds to the costa.[3]