Lanceopenna prominula

Lanceopenna prominula is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in the South African provinces of Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Limpopo.[1][2]

Lanceopenna prominula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Lanceopenna
Species:
L. prominula
Binomial name
Lanceopenna prominula
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia prominula Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are light ochreous brown, with a few scattered black scales and a streak of blackish suffusion along the costa throughout, becoming very slender towards the base, in the middle forming a triangular prominence. The plical and second discal stigmata are small and black and there are some black dots along the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 1, 2016). "Lanceopenna prominula (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lanceopenna prominula (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 282 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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