Pexicopia pycnoda

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Pexicopia pycnoda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pexicopia
Species:
P. pycnoda
Binomial name
Pexicopia pycnoda
(Lower, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia pycnodaLower, 1899

Pexicopia pycnoda is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1899. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales. [1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are light greyish ochreous, bronzy tinged, irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous and dark fuscous. This irroration appears to indicate faint darker fasciae at the base, one-third, two-thirds, and the apex. The discal stigmata are obscurely indicated. The hindwings are whitish grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (8 February 2019). "Pexicopia pycnoda (Lower, 1899)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 310. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.20163 via Internet Archive.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .