Anarsia phortica

Anarsia phortica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in southern India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and on Borneo.[1]

Anarsia phortica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anarsia
Species:
A. phortica
Binomial name
Anarsia phortica
Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[2] The forewings are white, irregularly mixed with grey and with a dark grey median band extending from one-fourth to three-fifths, widest on the dorsum, the posterior two-thirds of this band occupied by a black blotch reaching from the costa to the fold. There is also an irregular dark grey apical patch. The hindwings are grey, but iridescent-hyaline in the disc and towards the base, while the veins and termen are dark grey.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Anarsia phortica Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. "Insecta Koreana 13". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08. Archived link does not go to anything useful.
  3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 167.


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