Pancoenia pygmaea

Pancoenia pygmaea is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Pancoenia pygmaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pancoenia
Species:
P. pygmaea
Binomial name
Pancoenia pygmaea
Turner, 1919

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are fuscous-whitish with dark-fuscous spots. The first discal is found at one-third, with the plical shortly before the first discal, the second discal at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale-grey.[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 148 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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