Metzneria acrena

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Metzneria acrena
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Metzneria
Species:
M. acrena
Binomial name
Metzneria acrena
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia acrenaMeyrick, 1908

Metzneria acrena is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Namibia and South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Limpopo. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous somewhat sprinkled with fuscous and with some deep ochreous-yellow suffusion forming streaks beneath the costa and along the submedian fold, and a broad patch occupying most of the postmedian area except for a narrow terminal fuscous fascia sprinkled with dark fuscous. There is a blackish dot at the base of the costa, two beneath the costa at one-fifth and two-fifths, two on the fold obliquely beyond these respectively, one in the disc beyond the middle, and one at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Metzneria acrena (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Metzneria acrena (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908: 724. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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