Holaxyra acuta

Holaxyra acuta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

Holaxyra acuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Holaxyra
Species:
H. acuta
Binomial name
Holaxyra acuta
(Meyrick, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Dichomeris acuta Meyrick, 1927

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are whitish mixed with light grey, with the veins grey. There is a strong grey median stripe from the base to the apex, becoming dark fuscous on the upper edge, the costal area above this wholly clear white. There are three or four undefined dark fuscous or blackish terminal dots. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris acuta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 23, 2017). "Holaxyra acuta (Meyrick, 1927)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (12): 354.


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