Sriferia oxymeris

Sriferia oxymeris is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[1][2]

Sriferia oxymeris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Sriferia
Species:
S. oxymeris
Binomial name
Sriferia oxymeris
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Epithectis oxymeris Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are white, irregularly speckled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are minute, blackish, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are light gray.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (July 13, 2014). "Sriferia oxymeris (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. "420847.00 – 1921 – Sriferia oxymeris – (Meyrick, 1929)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 486.


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