Mometa zemiodes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Mometa |
Species: | M. zemiodes |
Binomial name | |
Mometa zemiodes Durrant, 1914 | |
Mometa zemiodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by John Hartley Durrant in 1914. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga, West Kasai), Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. [1] [2]
The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are fuscous black, with conspicuous, sharply defined, yellowish-ochreous markings. There is a narrow fascia close to the base, a large round spot at the end of the cell, and a round costal spot on veins nine and ten. The hindwings are fuscous. [3]
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