Neofaculta taigana

Neofaculta taigana is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ponomarenko in 1998. It is found in the Russian Far East[1] and Hokkaido in Japan.[2]

Neofaculta taigana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Neofaculta
Species:
N. taigana
Binomial name
Neofaculta taigana
Ponomarenko, 1998

The wingspan is 21-22.5 mm. The forewings are dark-grey, almost black, with an indistinct black dot on the middle and five to six concolorous dots along the apex and external margin. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Neofaculta at funet
  2. Kusunoki, Yuichi; Yasuda, Nobuki; Sakamaki, Yositaka, 2005: Four gelechiid moths from the alpine and subalpine zones of Hokkaido. Yugato: 47-53
  3. Far East. Ent. 67: 14


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