Pectinimura gilvicostata

Pectinimura gilvicostata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

Pectinimura gilvicostata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Pectinimura
Species:
P. gilvicostata
Binomial name
Pectinimura gilvicostata
Park, 2011

The length of the forewings is 7.5–8 mm. The forewings are densely covered with uniform brownish grey scales and there is a broad orange white band from the base to the apex along the costa, as well as a large dark-brown discal spot at the end of the cell. There are dark-brownish small spots along the termen and the costa is nearly straight, dark brown for one-fourth the length anteriorly.

Etymology

The species name refers to the orange white band on the costa and is derived from Latin gilvus (meaning pale yellow or orange white).[1]

References
  1. Park, K.-T. 2011: Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of New Guinea, Part IV: Genus Pectinimura Park with descriptions of four new species and four new combinations. ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa, 3040: 43–54. Preview


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