Axiagasta stactogramma
This article is about the fungus moth genus. For the geometer moth genus, see Axiagasta (geometer moth).
| Axiagasta stactogramma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Axiagasta Meyrick, 1930 |
| Species: | A. stactogramma |
| Binomial name | |
| Axiagasta stactogramma Meyrick, 1930 | |
Axiagasta is a genus of moth in the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Axiagasta stactogramma, which is found in Brazil.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults have a whitish-ochreous head. The forewings are elongate and ferruginous-brownish irregularly marbled with blackish irroration. The hindwings are grey, but darker towards the apex.[1]
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