Pyncostola sciopola

Pyncostola sciopola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Pyncostola
Species:	P. sciopola
Binomial name
	Pyncostola sciopola; (Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
	Paltodora sciopola Meyrick, 1904;

Pyncostola sciopola is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous. The plical and second discal stigmata are black. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (16 June 2014). "Pyncostola sciopola (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 272 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (16 June 2014). "Pyncostola sciopola (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 272 – via Internet Archive.