Anarsia acrotoma

Anarsia acrotoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in southern India.[1]

Anarsia acrotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anarsia
Species:
A. acrotoma
Binomial name
Anarsia acrotoma
Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in). The forewings are light greyish ochreous, irrorated (srinkled) with whitish and with a few scattered fuscous and blackish scales, as well as a short black dash beneath the costa near the base. There is a triangular blackish patch occupying the median third of the costa. The apex is truncate, reaching more than half across the wing and there is a very small dark fuscous spot on costa at three-fourths, and a black dot or dash beneath it. There are also indications of blackish dots round the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey, becoming iridescent hyaline anteriorly.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 10, 2019). "Anarsia acrotoma Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 169.


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