Untomia acicularis

Untomia acicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Untomia
Species:	U. acicularis
Binomial name
	Untomia acicularis; Meyrick, 1918

Last updated March 30, 2022

Untomia acicularis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Ecuador.^[1]

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, more or less sprinkled with whitish. The stigmata are cloudy and blackish, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is a rather short fine oblique white striga from the costa at three-fourths and a black marginal line around the apex and termen. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2015). "Untomia acicularis Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (5): 146. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2015). "Untomia acicularis Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (5): 146. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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