Neotelphusa_limenaea

<i>Neotelphusa limenaea</i>

Neotelphusa limenaea

Species of moth

Neotelphusa limenaea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark grey, with the tips of the scales very finely whitish and the extreme base mixed with black. There is a broad white antemedian fascia edged with blackish anteriorly and preceded by a brown subcostal mark, its posterior half not reaching the costa and marked with a black subcostal dot in an indentation, its posterior margin followed by a brown transverse spot in the disc, opposite white costal and tornal spots at three-fourths, their anterior angles connected by a black mark, above and beneath which is some brownish suffusion. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku, ed. (June 3, 2018). "Neotelphusa limenaea (Meyrick, 1920)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. [2]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Neotelphusa limenaea (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 282. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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