Pyncostola pentacentra

Pyncostola pentacentra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Pyncostola
Species:	P. pentacentra
Binomial name
	Pyncostola pentacentra; (Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
	Paltodora pentacentra Meyrick, 1912;

Pyncostola pentacentra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous and the costa is slightly sprinkled with brownish specks. There are conspicuous black dots beneath the costa at one-sixth and one-third. The stigmata are black, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.[3]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Pyncostola pentacentra (Meyrick, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pyncostola pentacentra (Meyrick, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (3): 59.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Pyncostola pentacentra (Meyrick, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pyncostola pentacentra (Meyrick, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[3] Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (3): 59.