Biology:Gelechia lactiflora
| Gelechia lactiflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | G. lactiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Gelechia lactiflora Meyrick, 1921
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Gelechia lactiflora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Mozambique.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are ochreous white with a black basal fascia occupying about one-sixth of the wing, confluent towards the costa with an oblique black fasciate patch from the costa, extending on the costa to two-fifths, and reaching two-thirds of the way across the wing. There is a transverse trapezoidal black blotch from the costa beyond the middle, widest beneath and connected with the preceding in the disc, the lower posterior angle projecting as a lobe nearly to the tornus and with a few blackish scales along the costa between this and the preceding. There are one or two black scales at the apex. The hindwings are whitish grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (February 8, 2019). "Gelechia lactiflora Meyrick, 1921". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/gelechia/#lactiflora. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Gelechia lactiflora Meyrick, 1921". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/GELELACT. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8 (2): 71. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/202863#page/145/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13641005 entry
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