Symmetrischema conifera

Symmetrischema conifera is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Ecuador.[1]

Symmetrischema conifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Symmetrischema
Species:
S. conifera
Binomial name
Symmetrischema conifera
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria conifera Meyrick, 1916

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous suffusedly sprinkled with ochreous grey, the dorsal half irregularly sprinkled with dark grey and with an elongate-triangular blackish blotch extending on the costa from one-fourth to three-fourths, the anterior side less than half the posterior, the apex reaching the fold, the posterior side excavated in the middle. There is also a short blackish apical streak. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 17, 2016). "Symmetrischema conifera (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 582.


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