Holophysis auxiliaris

Holophysis auxiliaris is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Colombia.[1]

Holophysis auxiliaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Holophysis
Species:
H. auxiliaris
Binomial name
Holophysis auxiliaris
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Zalithia auxiliaris Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are bronzy blackish with metallic leaden-grey markings. There is a basal patch occupying one-fourth of the wing, the edge nearly straight, direct, including an oval blackish spot in the disc. A fascia is found from the middle of the costa to beyond the middle of the dorsum, narrow and white on the costal edge, strongly expanded on the dorsum, including a transverse blackish mark in the disc. There is also a direct transverse costal mark at three-fourths, white on the costa. A transverse blotch is found from the lower part of the termen reaching two-thirds across the wing. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (July 3, 2014). "Holophysis auxiliaris (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (5): 143. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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