Anarsia spicata
Anarsia spicata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Mozambique and South Africa.[1]
| Anarsia spicata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Anarsia |
| Species: | A. spicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Anarsia spicata Meyrick, 1918 | |
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are grey irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish, with some scattered dark grey and blackish scales. There is a thick black submedian streak from the base to the middle, attenuated to a point, a median streak attenuated at both ends from before the middle of the disc to four-fifths, and an oblique dash from above the apex of this to the costa before the apex. The hindwings are grey, paler and thinly scaled anteriorly.[2]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Anarsia spicata Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2).
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