Biology:Lacharissa

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Short description: Genus of moths

Lacharissa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus: Lacharissa
Meyrick, 1937
Species:
L. tanyzancla
Binomial name
Lacharissa tanyzancla
Meyrick, 1937

Lacharissa is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Lacharissa tanyzancla, which is found in South Africa .[1][2]

The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous with some scattered dark fuscous scales. The stigmata are small and blackish, with the discal widely remote, the plical directly beneath the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16870857 entry