Pseudotelphusa cycota

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Pseudotelphusa cycota
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pseudotelphusa
Species:
P. cycota
Binomial name
Pseudotelphusa cycota
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia cycotaMeyrick, 1911

Pseudotelphusa cycota is a moth of the family Gelechiidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous somewhat mixed with blackish, irregularly sprinkled with whitish points, without defined markings. The hindwings are grey, paler towards the base. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 9, 2019). "Pseudotelphusa cycota (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pseudotelphusa cycota (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (April 1911). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 65 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .