Pycnobathra acromelas

Pycnobathra acromelas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pycnobathra
Species: P. acromelas
Binomial name
Pycnobathra acromelas
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Nothris acromelas Turner, 1919
  • Xerometra acromelas

Pycnobathra acromelas is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish with a slight brownish suffusion. The discal dots and a few scattered scales are blackish and the first discal is found at one-third, the second at two-thirds and the plical well beyond the first discal. There is a small irregular apical blackish spot, with some marginal blackish dots on the costa towards the apex and on the termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.
  2. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 164
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