Parastenolechia suriensis

Parastenolechia suriensis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern and central Korea.[1]

Parastenolechia suriensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Parastenolechia
Species:
P. suriensis
Binomial name
Parastenolechia suriensis
Park & Ponomarenko, 2006

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The forewings are creamy white, densely irrorated with fuscous scales throughout and with dark brown trapezoidal patches overlaid with raised scales, as well as four to five small blackish patches beyond the last trapezoidal patch on the costa and a large blackish discal spot. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from suri, the type localion.[2]

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