Anarsia acrotoma
Anarsia acrotoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in southern India.[1]
Anarsia acrotoma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Anarsia |
Species: | A. acrotoma |
Binomial name | |
Anarsia acrotoma Meyrick, 1913 | |
The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in). The forewings are light greyish ochreous, irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish and with a few scattered fuscous and blackish scales, as well as a short black dash beneath the costa near the base. There is a triangular blackish patch occupying the median third of the costa. The apex is truncate, reaching more than half across the wing and there is a very small dark fuscous spot on costa at three-fourths, and a black dot or dash beneath it. There are also indications of blackish dots round the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey, becoming iridescent hyaline anteriorly.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Anarsia acrotoma Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 169. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.