Xystophora asthenodes
Xystophora asthenodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in north-western India.[1]
| Xystophora asthenodes | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Xystophora |
| Species: | X. asthenodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Xystophora asthenodes (Meyrick, 1923) | |
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The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are pale grey closely sprinkled with pale ochreous. The stigmata are faint, cloudy, light grey, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. Sometimes, there is a faint shadowy darker band at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2019). "Xystophora asthenodes (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 6.
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