Metanarsia monochroma

Metanarsia monochroma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Metanarsia
Species: M. monochroma
Binomial name
Metanarsia monochroma
Bidzilya, 2008

Metanarsia monochroma is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The wingspan is 15-18.5 mm. The forewings are covered with yellowish-grey brown-tipped scales. The hindwings are grey.[1] Adults are on wing in May.

References

  1. Bidzilya, O., 2008, New species and new records of the genus Metanarsia Staudinger, 1871 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia 36 (144): 531-538.
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