Battaristis emissurella

Battaristis emissurella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Panama, Colombia, Suriname, Guyana and Brazil.[1]

Battaristis emissurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Battaristis
Species:
B. emissurella
Binomial name
Battaristis emissurella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia emissurella Walker, 1864
  • Cryptolechia severella Walker, 1864
  • Lecithocera brunniceps Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Gelechia fuliginosa Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Anacampsis dorsalis Busck, 1914
  • Compsolechia astroconis Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with the extreme costal edge dark fuscous, on the posterior half forming a gradually dilated streak almost to the apex. There is a dark fuscous patch occupying the dorsal three-fifths of the wing from near the base to two-thirds. A strongly excurved fine whitish line is found from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus, edged anteriorly except on the costal streak, by a grey fascia strewn with shining white specks. The terminal space beyond this is white on the upper half with two fine black dashes and a dark fuscous marginal line, suffusedly marked with dark fuscous on the lower half. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Battaristis emissurella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  2. Description of Compsolechia astroconis in Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (5): 139


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