Scindalmota

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Scindalmota
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Tribe: Anacampsini
Genus: Scindalmota
Turner, 1919
Species:
S. limata
Binomial name
Scindalmota limata
Turner, 1919

Scindalmota is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Scindalmota limata, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. [1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish mostly suffused with whitish-ochreous and with a large central brownish spot partly outlined by blackish scales, connected with the dorsum before the tornus. There is a brownish dot on the costa just beyond the middle and a brownish fascia partly outlined by blackish scales from two-thirds of the costa to the tornus, constricted towards the tornus. The hindwings are pale grey. [2]

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References

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  2. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 122 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .