Pexicopia nephelombra

Pexicopia nephelombra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Pexicopia
Species:	P. nephelombra
Binomial name
	Pexicopia nephelombra; (Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
	Gelechia nephelombraMeyrick, 1904; Gelechia chalcotoraTurner, 1919;

Last updated November 21, 2023

Pexicopia nephelombra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[1]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm (0.47–0.55 in). The forewings are light bronzy ochreous sprinkled with fuscous. The markings are cloudy, deep fuscous bronze. There is a basal fascia, and a broader fascia at one-third, connected by a dorsal suffusion. There is also an apical patch covering one-third of the wing. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous.^[2]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (8 February 2019). "Pexicopia nephelombra (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 309. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (8 February 2019). "Pexicopia nephelombra (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 309. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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