Biology:Sarotorna epipona
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | S. epipona
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| Sarotorna epipona (Meyrick, 1902)
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Sarotorna epipona is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Western Australia.[1]
The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are grey with dark fuscous markings. There is a slender transverse sub-basal fascia and a transverse wedge from the mid-dorsum moderately broad at the base, narrowing to an apex just below one-third of the costa. There is also a moderate fascia from two-thirds of the costa to the tornus, suffused at the extremities. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (17 June 2014). "Sarotorna epipona (Meyrick, 1902)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/sarotorna/#epipona. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 57: 269.
Wikidata ☰ Q13802445 entry
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