Recurvaria sartor

Recurvaria sartor is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero).[1]

Recurvaria sartor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Recurvaria
Species:
R. sartor
Binomial name
Recurvaria sartor

The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are fawn-brownish, with a lilac tinge, the costa is slightly shaded along the basal half. There is a patch of black raised scales on the dorsum at one-fourth, partially connected by blackish scaling along the dorsum, with a second smaller but otherwise similar spot at about two-thirds. The hindwings are pale shining silvery grey.[2]

References

  1. Recurvaria at funet
  2. Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 44 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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