Recurvaria kittella

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Recurvaria kittella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Recurvaria
Species:
R. kittella
Binomial name
Recurvaria kittella
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia kittellaWalsingham, 1897

Recurvaria kittella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Haiti [1] and Puerto Rico.

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are cream-white, with a small black costal spot at the base, a broad black transverse fascia before the middle, slightly attenuated at its centre, and a triangular black costal spot halfway between the fascia and the apex, this is preceded by a small black spot on the dorsum and followed by a few black scales on the termen below the apex. The hindwings are shining, very pale grey. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Recurvaria at funet
  2. ↑ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 63 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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