Meteoristis

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Meteoristis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus: Meteoristis
Meyrick, 1923
Species:
M. religiosa
Binomial name
Meteoristis religiosa
Meyrick, 1923

Meteoristis is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Meteoristis religiosa, which is found in India (Bengal). [1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous slightly tinged grey and irregularly sprinkled dark grey and blackish with a small dark fuscous spot above the dorsum near the base. There are small spots of blackish suffusion representing the plical and first discal stigmata, forming with a larger spot on the middle of the costa, an inwards-oblique series. There is some darker subterminal suffusion and a row of cloudy dark marginal dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are light grey.

The larvae feed on Ficus religiosa . They bore the aerial roots of their host plant. [2]

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References

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  2. Exot. Microlep. 3 (1-2): 28 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .