Untomia formularis
| Untomia formularis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Untomia |
| Species: | U. formularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Untomia formularis Meyrick, 1929 | |
Untomia formularis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and Colombia.[1]
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with an oblique white strigula from the costa at three-fourths, with beyond this a blackish streak along the costa to the apex. There is a whitish or brown white-edged elongate apical mark, and a slender irregular whitish terminal streak touching this but leaving a blackish dot beneath apex, and a whitish tornal dot. The hindwings are grey.[2]
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