Dactylethrella incondita

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Dactylethrella incondita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dactylethrella
Species:
D. incondita
Binomial name
Dactylethrella incondita
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Nothris inconditaMeyrick, 1913

Dactylethrella incondita is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2]

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The forewings are whitish, irregularly sprinkled with blackish scales, the veins streaked obscurely with pale ochreous. There is a black dot towards the costa near the base. The stigmata are obscurely indicated by some irregular grey markings which are variable and undefined. The plical is located beneath the first discal and the apical area is clouded with grey. There are several very small dark grey marks on the costa posteriorly. The hindwings are ochreous whitish. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dactylethrella incondita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 16, 2019). "Dactylethrella incondita (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 170. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .