Petalostomella
| Petalostomella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Petalostomella Fletcher, 1940 |
| Species: | P. lygrodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Petalostomella lygrodes (Meyrick, 1931) | |
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Petalostomella is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Petalostomella lygrodes, which is found in India (Assam).[1]
The wingspan is 10-11 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous suffusedly irrorated grey. The stigmata are moderate and dark fusecous, the plical slightly before the first discal, the second discal connected with the dorsum by a dark fuscous bar. There is a hemispherical dark purplish-fnscous blotch on the costa somewhat beyond the middle, preceded by a small pale ochreous spot and followed by a larger one. There is also an apical blotch of dark purplish-fuscous suffusion. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]
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