Sarisophora pycnospila
Sarisophora pycnospila is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded in Queensland.[1]
| Sarisophora pycnospila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Sarisophora |
| Species: | S. pycnospila |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarisophora pycnospila Turner, 1919 | |
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The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish suffused with fuscous and with the markings and some scattered irroration dark-fuscous. The discal spots are large, the first discal at one-third, the plical slightly before it, the two nearly confluent, the second discal at two-thirds. There are three or four obscure spots on the costa beyond the middle. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]
References
- funet.fi
- Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 155
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