Pyncostola actias
Pyncostola actias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Pyncostola |
Species: | P. actias |
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Pyncostola actias (Meyrick, 1904) | |
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Pyncostola actias is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.[1]
The wingspan is 10-11 mm. The forewings are light shining golden-ochreous with a broad white costal streak from the base to the apex, the lower edge posteriorly suffused and more or less mixed with dark fuscous. There is a white dorsal suffused streak from the base to the tornus and sometimes some indistinct whitish streaks and dark fuscous scales towards the termen. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]
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