Mometa anthophthora
Mometa anthophthora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in Uganda.[1][2]
| Mometa anthophthora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Mometa |
| Species: | M. anthophthora |
| Binomial name | |
| Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937) | |
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous irregularly mixed or sprinkled with pale ochreous except on a narrow costal streak. There is a small yellow-ochreous spot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[3]
The larvae feed on the flowerheads of Dombeya emarginata.
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (4-5): 122.
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