Holaxyra ancylosticha

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Holaxyra ancylosticha
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H. ancylosticha
Binomial name
Holaxyra ancylosticha
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Dichomeris ancylostichaTurner, 1919

Holaxyra ancylosticha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Turner in 1919. [1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. [2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are fuscous with a broad median blackish streak from the base, soon bent to above the fold and narrowing to a point at two-fifths. The first discal touches or is found just beyond the apex of the streak, the second at three-fifths, with the blackish plical before the first discal. There is a whitish costal suffusion containing some ferruginous scales. The hindwings are dark-grey. [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). "Holaxyra ancylosticha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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  3. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 169