Anarsia_spicata

<i>Anarsia spicata</i>

Anarsia spicata

Species of moth

Anarsia spicata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Mozambique and South Africa.[1]

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The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are grey irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish, with some scattered dark grey and blackish scales. There is a thick black submedian streak from the base to the middle, attenuated to a point, a median streak attenuated at both ends from before the middle of the disc to four-fifths, and an oblique dash from above the apex of this to the costa before the apex. The hindwings are grey, paler and thinly scaled anteriorly.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Anarsia spicata Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2). Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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