Strobisia iridipennella
| Strobisia iridipennella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Strobisia |
| Species: | S. iridipennella |
| Binomial name | |
| Strobisia iridipennella Clemens, 1860 | |
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Strobisia iridipennella, the iridescent strobisia moth, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York to Florida, west to Texas and Illinois, south to Mexico.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are dark brown to blackish with three iridescent blue streaks evenly spaced along the costa, projecting at right-angles toward the middle of the wing. Another blue steak is found in the basal area, and three blue spots are found in the median area. The subterminal area has three pale but faint whitish patches. The hindwings are dark grey to blackish, either unmarked or with a few whitish dots in the median area.[3]
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