Erythriastis rubentula

Erythriastis rubentula is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana.[1]

Erythriastis rubentula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Erythriastis
Species:
E. rubentula
Binomial name
Erythriastis rubentula
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Pachnistis rubentula Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous and the stigmata are dark fuscous, with the plical obliquely before the first discal. There are some small indistinct dark fuscous dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen, and a larger one at the tornus. The hindwings are light dull rosy.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2015). "Erythriastis rubentula (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1914: 273.


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