Untomia lunatella
Untomia lunatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Bernard Landry in 2010. It is found on the Galápagos Islands.[1]
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The length of the forewings is 3.3–4 mm for males and 2.9–4 mm for females. The basal third of the forewings is greyish brown, while the distal two-thirds are dark brown, with a small black-and-white spot in fold at one-third, with a pair of crescent-shaped ivory-white markings usually joined medially from the costa and dorsum at two-thirds. The hindwings are brown. Adults are on wing from February to May.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the shape of the white postmedian forewing markings, which resemble a pair of crescents usually touching each other along the midline of the wing.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Untomia Busck, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- Revue suisse de Zoologie 117 (4): 741
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