Friseria repentina

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Friseria repentina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Friseria
Species:
F. repentina
Binomial name
Friseria repentina
(Walsingham, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia repentinaWalsingham, 1911

Friseria repentina is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero). [1]

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous, mottled with fuscous and with a broad bluish fuscous band across their middle, occupying a space equal to half their length, its inner and outer margins both inclining to be concave and somewhat darker than the centre. There are a few reddish ochreous scales beyond the end of the cell, merged in a diffused fuscous shade extending to the apex. The hindwings are pale greyish brown, slightly transparent near their base. [2]

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References

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  2. Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 65 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .