Radionerva

Radionerva is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae erected by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1951. It contains the species Radionerva collecta, first described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.[1][2]

Radionerva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Radionerva

Janse, 1951
Species:
R. collecta
Binomial name
Radionerva collecta
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Apatetris collecta Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are whitish grey closely speckled with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Radionerva Janse, 1951". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Radionerva collecta (Meyrick, 1921)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 64 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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