Iulota triglossa
Iulota triglossa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[1]
Iulota triglossa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Iulota |
Species: | I. triglossa |
Binomial name | |
Iulota triglossa Meyrick, 1904 | |
The wingspan is 14โ15 mm (0.55โ0.59 in). The forewings are golden ochreous yellow with a whitish-pink costal streak mixed with fuscous and with a narrow blackish median longitudinal streak from the base to the apex, the upper edge sharply defined, straight, indented before one-fourth, margined with a streak of white suffusion, the lower edge suffused with golden brown. The dorsal area is broadly suffused with pale pink sprinkled with fuscous. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (28 August 2014). "Iulota triglossa Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 284 โ via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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