Sophronia albomarginata

Sophronia albomarginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Sophronia
Species:	S. albomarginata
Binomial name
	Sophronia albomarginata; Li & Zheng, 1998

Sophronia albomarginata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China (Shaanxi, Gansu).[1]

The wingspan is 12.5–15 mm. Adults are similar to Sophronia humerella, but can be distinguished by indistinct short white lines at the apex of the forewings.[2]

References

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Li, H.; Zheng, Z. 1998: Two new species of the genus Sophronia Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Acta entomologica sinica, 41(3): 306-309. Abstract and full article (PDF)

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[2] Li, H.; Zheng, Z. 1998: Two new species of the genus Sophronia Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Acta entomologica sinica, 41(3): 306-309. Abstract and full article (PDF)