Keiferia chloroneura

Keiferia chloroneura is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Keiferia chloroneura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Keiferia
Species:
K. chloroneura
Binomial name
Keiferia chloroneura
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia chloroneura Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, more or less suffusedly mixed with brownish or fuscous between the veins, which appear as pale lines. There are some scattered black scales and the plical and second discal stigmata are black. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2016). "Keiferia chloroneura (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 6.


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