Biology:Mometa chlidanopa
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | M. chlidanopa
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| Mometa chlidanopa Meyrick, 1927
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Mometa chlidanopa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found in Uganda.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are purple blackish, somewhat speckled with ochreous whitish and with the markings light yellow ochreous, consisting of a streak from the middle of the base, upcurved beneath the costa to one-fourth, an irregular oblique transverse fasciate blotch in the middle of the disc not reaching the margins, a subtriangular spot on the costa at four-fifths, and a cloudy dot on the tornus opposite. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Hibiscus species.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (June 16, 2014). "Mometa chlidanopa Meyrick, 1927". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/apatetrinae/mometa/#chlidanopa. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Mometa chlidanopa Meyrick, 1927". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/MOMECHLI. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (11): 351.
Wikidata ☰ Q13860698 entry
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