Battaristis amphiscolia

Battaristis amphiscolia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Battaristis
Species:	B. amphiscolia
Binomial name
	Battaristis amphiscolia; Meyrick, 1914

Battaristis amphiscolia is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana.[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are fuscous, greyer towards the costa anteriorly. The plical and second discal stigmata are sometimes obscurely indicated. There is a thick blackish streak along the costa from before the middle to near the apex attenuated anteriorly, cut by a very oblique fine white strigula from beyond the middle. There is also a fine white subterminal line from four-fifths of the costa to the tornus, acutely angulated in the middle and nearly reaching the termen beneath the apex, both portions curved inwards, the angle just cut by a fine black dash preceding it. The terminal space beyond this is irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish, the apical edge ochreous whitish. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Battaristis amphiscolia Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1914: 248 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Battaristis amphiscolia Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1914: 248 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.