Dactylethrella bryophilella

Last updated

Dactylethrella bryophilella
Pl.5-fig.46-Dactylethrella bryophilella (Walsingham, 1891) (Nothris).jpg
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dactylethrella
Species:
D. bryophilella
Binomial name
Dactylethrella bryophilella
(Walsingham, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Nothris bryophilellaWalsingham, 1891

Dactylethrella bryophilella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1891. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Equateur) and Gambia. [2]

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The forewings are dull white, speckled and blotched with brown. The basal third is irrorated with brown scales and there is a small fuscous spot near the costa towards the base. Immediately beyond the basal third is a large reniform greyish fuscous spot, having the appearance of two roundish contiguous spots, one reaching over the fold, the other, about the same size, above it. Beyond this is a transverse ill-defined band of brown about the middle of the wing, starting from the costal but not attaining to the dorsal margin, wider towards its upper end. This band is followed by another greyish fuscous rounded spot, larger than either of the other two, from the anal angle along the apical margin, but not quite reaching to the costal margin, where there are three fuscous spots, two small and one larger. There is a slender shining leaden grey line borders the wing, running from the anal angle along the extreme apical margin, and around the apex along the base of the costal cilia and lying on the end of the cell. This spot is followed by another large brown patch, occupying the whole apical portion of the wing. The hindwings are pale leaden grey. [3]

The larvae feed on Tephrosia vogelii .

Related Research Articles

<i>Hoplomorpha camelaea</i> Species of moth

Hoplomorpha camelaea is a moth in the family Oecophoridae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

<i>Grammodes stolida</i> Species of moth

Grammodes stolida, the geometrician, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Africa, southern Europe, most of Asia and Australia. It migrates to central and northern Europe as far north as England, Denmark and Finland.

<i>Trichoptilus ceramodes</i> Species of plume moth

Trichoptilus ceramodes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Australia, including New South Wales and South Australia.

<i>Cosmopterix molybdina</i> Species of moth

Cosmopterix molybdina is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from the United States and Canada.

<i>Glyphipterix euastera</i> Species of moth

Glyphipterix euastera is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.

<i>Pyrgotis plinthoglypta</i> Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Pyrgotis plinthoglypta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found throughout the whole country. The preferred habitat of this species is native forest. The larvae of this species feeds on rimu leaves from under a silken web. It pupates in loose cocoons amongst rimu foliage. Adults are on the wing from October to May and are night flying. They are attracted to light and can be collected by beating their host tree. The adult insect resembles a small dried fragment of rimu foliage when at rest.

<i>Procometis acutipennis</i> Species of moth

Procometis acutipennis is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is known from the Gambia and Congo.

Habrona marmorata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It is widely distributed in Papua and Papua New Guinea.

<i>Panegyra flavicostana</i> Species of moth

Panegyra flavicostana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cameroon, Nigeria and Gambia.

Catacometes hemiscia is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

Hoplomorpha epicosma is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1916. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

<i>Sanguinograptis albardana</i> Species of moth

Sanguinograptis albardana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea and Gambia.

Cathegesis psoricopterella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1892. It is found on the West Indies.

<i>Dichomeris fracticostella</i> Species of moth

Dichomeris fracticostella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1891. It is found in Ghana and Gambia.

<i>Aspades hutchinsonella</i> Species of moth

Aspades hutchinsonella is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1891. It is found in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Idiophantis carpotoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in southern India.

Thiotricha synodonta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936. It is found in Korea and Japan.

<i>Homostinea curviliniella</i> Species of moth

Homostinea curviliniella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in Cuba and North America, where it has been recorded from most of the eastern half of the United States and Arizona.

<i>Lichenaula appropinquans</i> Species of moth

Lichenaula appropinquans is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1901. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Lichenaula undulatella is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dactylethrella bryophilella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 108 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .