Pyncostola semnochroa
| Pyncostola semnochroa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Pyncostola |
| Species: | P. semnochroa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyncostola semnochroa (Meyrick, 1913) | |
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Pyncostola semnochroa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.[1][2]
The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are deep brown with the margins and veins marked with slender streaks of dark fuscous suffusion mixed with whitish. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Pyncostola semnochroa (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pyncostola semnochroa (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 281 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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