Neodactylota basilica

Neodactylota basilica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Neodactylota
Species: N. basilica
Binomial name
Neodactylota basilica
Hodges, 1966

Neodactylota basilica is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1966. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona.[1][2]

The wingspan is 10.5–12 mm. The scales on the forewings are buff white with grey-brown apices and dark brown spots. The costal margin, especially basally, is grey brown. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]

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