Neofriseria sceptrophora

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Neofriseria sceptrophora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Neofriseria
Species:
N. sceptrophora
Binomial name
Neofriseria sceptrophora
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sceptrophoraMeyrick, 1926
  • Gelechia suppeliellaWalsingham, 1896

Neofriseria sceptrophora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Afghanistan and Turkey. [1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, rather thinly irrorated (speckled) fuscous and with a small black linear dot beneath the costa near the base. The stigmata are large and blackish, the plical obliquely before the first discal, connected with the base by a strong blackish streak. There are a few black scales scattered along the posterior costal and terminal edge. The hindwings are pale greyish. [2]

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References

  1. Junnilainen, J.et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  2. Exot. Microlep. 3 (9): 276 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .