Pyncostola semnochroa

Pyncostola semnochroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Pyncostola
Species:	P. semnochroa
Binomial name
	Pyncostola semnochroa; (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
	Paltodora semnochroa Meyrick, 1913;

Pyncostola semnochroa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.[1][2]

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are deep brown with the margins and veins marked with slender streaks of dark fuscous suffusion mixed with whitish. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Pyncostola semnochroa (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pyncostola semnochroa (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 281 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Pyncostola semnochroa (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pyncostola semnochroa (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 281 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.