Lophaeola
| Lophaeola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Lophaeola Meyrick, 1932 |
| Species: | L. inquinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophaeola inquinata Meyrick, 1932 | |
Lophaeola is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Lophaeola inquinata, which is found in Brazil.[1]
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous irrorated fuscous, with various irregularly scattered ill-defined short markings of dark fuscous irroration, including a dash above the dorsum before the middle, a spot on the costa beyond the middle, and a longitudinal streak in the disc posteriorly. There is also some brownish suffusion towards the apex. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lophaeola". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ↑ Exotic Microlep. 4 (7): 195
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