Biology:Stegasta postpallescens

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Short description: Species of moth


Stegasta postpallescens
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stegasta
Species:
S. postpallescens
Binomial name
Stegasta postpallescens
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia postpallescens Walsingham, 1897

Stegasta postpallescens is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Grenada[1] and Cuba.

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are brownish fuscous, sparsely sprinkled with ochreous scales. A creamy-ochreous dorsal streak occupies one-third the width of the wing and runs from the base through the tornal cilia and a small creamy-ochreous costal spot lies at one-fourth from the apex, and a few pale ochreous scales are visible at the base of the brownish-fuscous terminal cilia. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 76 Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 76 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q14389472 entry