Anarsia phortica

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

Anarsia phortica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in southern India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and on Borneo. [1]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. [2] The forewings are white, irregularly mixed with grey and with a dark grey median band extending from one-fourth to three-fifths, widest on the dorsum, the posterior two-thirds of this band occupied by a black blotch reaching from the costa to the fold. There is also an irregular dark grey apical patch. The hindwings are grey, but iridescent-hyaline in the disc and towards the base, while the veins and termen are dark grey. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Anarsia phortica Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Insecta Koreana 13". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08. Archived link does not go to anything useful.
  3. ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 167. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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