Biology:Nealyda bifidella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Nealyda bifidella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Nealyda |
| Species: | N. bifidella
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| Binomial name | |
| Nealyda bifidella Dietz, 1900
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Nealyda bifidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Dietz in 1900. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado, California , Arizona and North Carolina.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 9.5 mm. The forewings are pale brown, tinged with golden and with a dark brown fascia at two-fifths, equidistant from the base at its costal and dorsal extremity, sharply defined externally and edged by a line of silvery white. Toward the base it passes gradually into the ground color of the wing. The extreme costa from the base to the fascia dark brown. There is a large costal patch of dark brown scales, beyond the middle. The hindwings are pale cinerous.[3]
References
- ↑ funet.fi
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Ent. News 11 (2) : 351
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Wikidata ☰ Q13879666 entry
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