Plocamosaris pandora

Plocamosaris pandora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.[1] It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

Plocamosaris pandora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Plocamosaris
Species:
P. pandora
Binomial name
Plocamosaris pandora
Meyrick, 1912
Synonyms
  • Dichomeris pandora Meyrick, 1912

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are ferruginous ochreous, tinged with brownish, deepest towards the costal sinuation. The second discal stigma is obscurely brown, with a transverse streak of brownish suffusion immediately before the termen. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellow.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris pandora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2015). "Plocamosaris pandora Meyrick, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 706.


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