Mnesistega talantodes
Mnesistega talantodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern India.[1]
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The wingspan is 9–12 mm. The forewings are yellow ochreous with a few scattered dark fuscous scales and a dark purple-fuscous basal patch, which is widest on the costa and sends a more or less suffused costal streak to the posterior fascia. The first discal stigma is cloudy and dark fuscous and there is a slender irregular suffused dark purple-fuscous transverse fascia at three-fourths, as well as an irregular dark purple-fuscous apical spot. The hindwings are grey, more or less hyaline (glass like) between the veins anteriorly, especially in males.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (February 26, 2015). "Mnesistega talantodes Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 101.
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