Strenophila

Strenophila is a monotypic moth genus in the family Gelechiidae. Its only species, Strenophila hyptiota, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1][2]

Strenophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Strenophila Meyrick, 1913
Species:	S. hyptiota
Binomial name
Strenophila hyptiota Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous white, with a few scattered brownish and blackish scales. The markings are purple blackish, with an almost basal fascia, on the costa extending to one-fifth, dilated downwards, on the dorsum extending nearly to the middle of the wing. There is a semi-oval patch extending nearly over the median third of the costa and reaching halfway across the wing. The stigmata are black, with the discal nearly approaching the costal patch before and behind, the plical beneath the first discal, forming part of the subbasal fascia. There is an irregular terminal fascia, broadest on the costa and narrowed downwards, extending over the tornus to beneath the middle of the costal patch. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Strenophila Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Strenophila hyptiota Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
3. Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 306 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.