Recurvaria costimaculella

Recurvaria costimaculella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on Sicily.[1][2]

Recurvaria costimaculella
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R. costimaculella
Binomial name
Recurvaria costimaculella
Huemer & Karsholt, 2001

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are light grey, mottled with grey-brown and with a black mark running from the base of the costa along the fold to two-fifths, another prominent black patch at the costa before the middle, with small black spot at the lower margin. The tornal and costal spots are brownish black, with a vertical, black streak between them. The termen has scattered black scales. The hindwings are light brownish grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to early July.

Etymology

The species is named after the peculiar costal marking of the forewing.[3] It is the moth of the family Gelechiidae It is found on sicily

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