Spermanthrax
Spermanthrax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Spermanthrax Meyrick, 1936 |
Species: | S. pycnostoma |
Binomial name | |
Spermanthrax pycnostoma Meyrick, 1936 | |
Spermanthrax is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Spermanthrax pycnostoma, which is found in Algeria.[1]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish irrorated brownish, with a few scattered slightly raised deep black scales, the veins posteriorly sprinkled blackish. There is an indistinct oblique fuscous shade from the costa about one-third to the middle of the disc. The hindwings are pale whitish-blue-grey.[2]
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