Strobisia spintheropis
| Strobisia spintheropis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Strobisia |
| Species: | S. spintheropis |
| Binomial name | |
| Strobisia spintheropis Meyrick, 1922 | |
Strobisia spintheropis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]
The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous with bright metallic-blue markings. There are discal and subdorsal dots towards base, an oblique spot beneath the costa at one-fourth and a dot beyond the apex of this, as well as small subdorsal spots at the middle and three-fourths, and one in the disc between these. There is an oblique streak from the costa in the middle and a slenderer one at three-fourths, and a dot in the disc at three-fourths. A thick purple-metallic streak is found along the termen. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2015). "Strobisia spintheropis Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 101.
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