Stegasta francisci

Stegasta francisci is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Bernard Landry in 2010. It is found on the Galápagos Islands and in continental Ecuador.[1]

Stegasta francisci
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S. francisci
Binomial name
Stegasta francisci
Landry, 2010

The length of the forewings is 4.2-4.8 mm. The forewings are deep dark brown, with small white patches on the costa at one-fifth and the middle, and sometimes on the midline at the apex. There is a larger patch at four-fifths. The hindwings are brownish grey. Adults are on wing from February to May and in October.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Stegasta Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  2. Revue suisse de Zoologie 117 (4): 706


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