Stegasta postpallescens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Stegasta |
Species: | S. postpallescens |
Binomial name | |
Stegasta postpallescens (Walsingham, 1897) | |
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Stegasta postpallescens is a moth of the family Gelechiidae described by Walsingham in 1897. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Grenada [1] and Cuba.
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are brownish fuscous, sparsely sprinkled with ochreous scales. A creamy-ochreous dorsal streak occupies one-third the width of the wing and runs from the base through the tornal cilia. A small creamy-ochreous costal spot lies at one-fourth from the apex, and a few pale ochreous scales are visible at the base of the brownish-fuscous terminal cilia. The hindwings are grey. [2]