Pyncostola semnochroa

Pyncostola semnochroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pyncostola
Species: P. semnochroa
Binomial name
Pyncostola semnochroa
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Paltodora semnochroa Meyrick, 1913

Pyncostola semnochroa is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by 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]

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