Biology:Semnostoma barathrota

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Semnostoma barathrota
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S. barathrota
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Semnostoma barathrota
Meyrick, 1918

Semnostoma barathrota is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Assam, India.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a whitish blotch along the basal fourth of the dorsum and a grey-whitish blotch, white on the anterior edge, extending along the posterior half of the dorsum and termen to near the apex, widest above the tornus, where it reaches three-fourths of the way across the wing, including a fine black longitudinal line in the disc in the posterior portion, its posterior end occupied by a blotch of grey suffusion. There is an oblique blue-leaden-metallic line from four-fifths of the costa to just beyond this blotch. The apical area beyond this is brownish, with three whitish costal dots separated by dark fuscous, the last edging a black pre-apical dot. The hindwings are bluish grey.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed (June 6, 2014). "Semnostoma barathrota Meyrick, 1918". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/apatetrinae/semnostoma/#barathrota. Retrieved September 10, 2020. 
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 128. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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