Neotelphusa melicentra

Neotelphusa melicentra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Neotelphusa
Species:	N. melicentra
Binomial name
	Neotelphusa melicentra; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Gelechia melicentraMeyrick, 1921;

Last updated August 05, 2022

Neotelphusa melicentra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Mozambique.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 7 mm for males and 8 mm for females. The forewings are white speckled with dark grey and with a line of blackish-grey irroration (sprinkles) along the costa from the base to two-fifths, and a short similar mark beyond the middle. There are pale yellowish dots accompanied with a few blackish scales as follows, one towards the costa at one-fifth, one beneath the fold slightly beyond this, one nearer the costa at two-fifths, and three representing the stigmata, the first discal about the middle, the plical nearly beneath it and a small dorsal spot of black irroration beneath the second discal. There is some grey suffusion and scattered black irroration towards the apex. The hindwings are light grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 3, 2018). "Neotelphusa melicentra (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Neotelphusa melicentra (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 71 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (June 3, 2018). "Neotelphusa melicentra (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Neotelphusa melicentra (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 71 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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