Lachnostola

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Lachnostola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus: Lachnostola
Meyrick, 1918
Species:
L. amphizeucta
Binomial name
Lachnostola amphizeucta
Meyrick, 1918

Lachnostola is a monotypic moth genus in the family Gelechiidae. Its only species, Lachnostola amphizeucta, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous yellowish with a narrow dark fuscous streak along the costa from the base to two-fifths and there is a dark fuscous streak along the dorsum from near the base to three-fourths. There is a deep ochreous spot surrounded with blackish suffusion resting on this before the middle of the wing. A triangular dark grey blotch extends on the costa from the middle to three-fourths and reaching half across the wing. The discal stigmata are blackish, the second just below the apex of the costal blotch and there is more or less yellow-ochreous suffusion towards the tornal area, with scattered blackish scales. There is also an apical spot of blackish suffusion. The hindwings are grey. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (June 15, 2014). "Lachnostola Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lachnostola amphizeucta Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 22–23 – via Sabinet.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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