Pycnodytis irrigata
| Pycnodytis irrigata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Pycnodytis |
| Species: | P. irrigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pycnodytis irrigata Meyrick, 1918 | |
Pycnodytis irrigata is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Madagascar.[1][2]
The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous, the veins streaked whitish-ochreous and more or less strongly edged with dark fuscous irroration. There is a black dot beneath the costa at one-fifth, one beneath the fold below this, and one above the fold rather posterior. The stigmata are black, the plical slightly before the first discal. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]
References
- ↑ "Pycnodytis". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Exotic Microlep. 2 (4): 120
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