Biology:Anarsia subfulvescens

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Short description: Species of moth

Anarsia subfulvescens
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anarsia
Species:
A. subfulvescens
Binomial name
Anarsia subfulvescens
Meyrick, 1918

Anarsia subfulvescens is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa .[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous, finely and closely irrorated with white, with a few scattered black scales and an elongate black mark on the middle of the costa, and short fine black strigulae on the costal edge near before and beyond it. There are also some small groups of black specks on the termen. The hindwings are grey, thinly scaled anteriorly.[2]

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Anarsia subfulvescens Meyrick, 1918". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ANARSUBF. Retrieved November 27, 2017. 
  2. Ann. Transv. Mus. 6 (2) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13370098 entry