Neofriseria sceptrophora
Neofriseria sceptrophora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Afghanistan and Turkey.[1]
| Neofriseria sceptrophora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Neofriseria |
| Species: | N. sceptrophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Neofriseria sceptrophora (Meyrick, 1926) | |
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The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, rather thinly irrorated (speckled) fuscous and with a small black linear dot beneath the costa near the base. The stigmata are large and blackish, the plical obliquely before the first discal, connected with the base by a strong blackish streak. There are a few black scales scattered along the posterior costal and terminal edge. The hindwings are pale greyish.[2]
References
- Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- Exot. Microlep. 3 (9): 276
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