Biology:Beltheca picolella
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Short description: Species of moth
Beltheca picolella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Beltheca |
Species: | B. picolella
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Binomial name | |
Beltheca picolella Busck, 1914
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Beltheca picolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama, Guyana, Brazil and Peru.[1]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with a thin outwardly oblique white streaklet just beyond the middle of the costa and with two triangular white dashes just before the apex. There are a few scattered white scales at the end of the cell and on the fold. The hindwings are blackish fuscous with a bluish cast.[2]
References
- ↑ "Beltheca Busck, 1914" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ↑ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 5 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q13437271 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltheca picolella.
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