Dirhinosia nitidula

Dirhinosia nitidula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dirhinosia
Species: D. nitidula
Binomial name
Dirhinosia nitidula
(Stainton, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia nitidula Stainton, 1867

Dirhinosia nitidula is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings have a yellowish ochreous sheen. There are two white fasciae and a longitudinal streak arising from the base. The hindwings are light greyish-brown. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June.[1]

References

  1. Tokár, Z. & L. Gozmány, 2004, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 50 (1): 63-74.
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