Anarsia taurella
Anarsia taurella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by John David Bradley in 1961.[1] It is found on Guadalcanal.[2]
| Anarsia taurella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Anarsia |
| Species: | A. taurella |
| Binomial name | |
| Anarsia taurella Bradley, 1961 | |
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are cinnamon buff mixed with light clay colour, and with a sprinkling of brown scales in the middle. The hindwings are mouse grey, overlaid with fuscous around the margins and hyaline near base.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Anarsia taurella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- Anarsia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology). 10 (4): 134
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