Anaptilora isocosma

Anaptilora isocosma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.[2]

Anaptilora isocosma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Anaptilora
Species:
A. isocosma
Binomial name
Anaptilora isocosma
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Anaptiplora isocosma Meyrick, 1904

The wingspan is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in). The forewings are white, with a moderate straight dark brown basal fascia and a broad slightly oblique straight ochreous-brown postmedian fascia. There is an ochreous-yellowish suffusion towards the apex and there are some cloudy dark fuscous dots around the apex and upper part of the termen. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Anaptilora isocosma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (21 May 2014). "Anaptilora isocosma (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 390 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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