Biology:Plocamosaris pandora
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Short description: Species of moth
| Plocamosaris pandora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Plocamosaris |
| Species: | P. pandora
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| Binomial name | |
| Plocamosaris pandora Meyrick, 1912
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Plocamosaris pandora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.[1] It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are ferruginous ochreous, tinged with brownish, deepest towards the costal sinuation. The second discal stigma is obscurely brown, with a transverse streak of brownish suffusion immediately before the termen. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellow.[3]
References
- โ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris pandora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100645.
- โ Savela, Markku, ed (February 12, 2015). "Plocamosaris pandora Meyrick, 1912". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/dichomeridinae/plocamosaris/#pandora. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- โ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 706.
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Wikidata ☰ Q20721666 entry
