Untomia acicularis
| Untomia acicularis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Untomia |
| Species: | U. acicularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Untomia acicularis Meyrick, 1918 | |
Untomia acicularis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Ecuador.[1]
The wingspan is 8-9 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, more or less irrorated whitish. The stigmata are cloudy and blackish, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is a rather shortfine oblique white striga from the costa at three-fourths and a black marginal line around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]
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