Sitotroga horogramma

Sitotroga horogramma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Sitotroga
Species:	S. horogramma
Binomial name
	Sitotroga horogramma; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Nesolechia horogramma Meyrick, 1921; Chelaria asemodes Meyrick, 1938;

Sitotroga horogramma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Fiji and in Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pale yellow ochreous with a narrow dark fuscous streak along the costa from the base, becoming suffused towards the apex and continued around the termen to near the tornus. The plical and second discal stigmata are dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2019). "Sitotroga horogramma (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (14): 425.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2019). "Sitotroga horogramma (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (14): 425.