Neofaculta taigana

Neofaculta taigana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Neofaculta
Species: N. taigana
Binomial name
Neofaculta taigana
Ponomarenko, 1998

Neofaculta taigana is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Ponomarenko in 1998. It is found in the Russian Far East[1] and Japan (Hokkaido).[2]

The wingspan is 21-22.5 mm. The forewings are dark-grey, almost black, with an indistinct black dot on the middle and five to six concolorous dots along the apex and external margin. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Neofaculta at funet
  2. ↑ Kusunoki, Yuichi; Yasuda, Nobuki; Sakamaki, Yositaka, 2005: Four gelechiid moths from the alpine and subalpine zones of Hokkaido. Yugato: 47-53
  3. ↑ Far East. Ent. 67: 14
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