Keiferia rusposoria

Keiferia rusposoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Keiferia
Species: K. rusposoria
Binomial name
Keiferia rusposoria
Povolný, 1970

Keiferia rusposoria is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Povolný in 1970. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Grenada.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.8 mm. The forewings are brown, with groups of dark scales forming an indistinct pattern of dark dots. The hindwings are medium grey.[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Povolný, D., 1970: An interesting new species of the new world Gnorimoschemini (Gelechiidae) from the Lesser Antilles. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 24 (1): 6-10. Full article:
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