Canthonistis xestocephala

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Canthonistis xestocephala
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C. xestocephala
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Canthonistis xestocephala
Diakonoff, [1968]

Canthonistis xestocephala is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1968. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines. [1]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are bright yellow and with two large purplish-fuscous patches, rounded and almost entirely confluent except above, extending along the dorsum beyond the base to the tornus and filling out the whole wing. The anterior blotch almost reaches the costa, while the posterior does not reach it. The hindwings are glossy light yellowish fuscous, with the apex pale yellow. [2]

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References

  1. "Canthonistis Meyrick, 1922" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  2. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 127