Biology:Neotelphusa melicentra

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Short description: Species of moth

Neotelphusa melicentra
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Neotelphusa
Species:
N. melicentra
Binomial name
Neotelphusa melicentra
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia melicentra Meyrick, 1921

Neotelphusa melicentra 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 7 mm for males and 8 mm for females. The forewings are white speckled with dark grey and with a line of blackish-grey irroration (sprinkles) along the costa from the base to two-fifths, and a short similar mark beyond the middle. There are pale yellowish dots accompanied with a few blackish scales as follows, one towards the costa at one-fifth, one beneath the fold slightly beyond this, one nearer the costa at two-fifths, and three representing the stigmata, the first discal about the middle, the plical nearly beneath it and a small dorsal spot of black irroration beneath the second discal. There is some grey suffusion and scattered black irroration towards the apex. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed (June 3, 2018). "Neotelphusa melicentra (Meyrick, 1921)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/neotelphusa/#melicentra. Retrieved September 7, 2020. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Neotelphusa melicentra (Meyrick, 1921)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/NEOTMELI. Retrieved September 7, 2020. 
  3. 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.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13889283 entry