Mometa anthophthora

Mometa anthophthora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in Uganda.[1][2]

Mometa anthophthora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Mometa
Species:
M. anthophthora
Binomial name
Mometa anthophthora
(Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Telphusa anthophthora Meyrick, 1937

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous irregularly mixed or sprinkled with pale ochreous except on a narrow costal streak. There is a small yellow-ochreous spot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[3]

The larvae feed on the flowerheads of Dombeya emarginata.

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (4-5): 122.


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