Palumbina longipalpis

Palumbina longipalpis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Palumbina
Species: P. longipalpis
Binomial name
Palumbina longipalpis
(Bradley, 1961)
Synonyms
  • Thyrsostoma longipalpis Bradley, 1961

Palumbina longipalpis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Bradley in 1961. It is found on Guadalcanal.[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are shaded with tilleul-buff, with vinaceous-buff, obscure markings. There are rather inwardly-oblique broad fasciae near the base, in the middle, and towards the apex. The apex is suffused with dark fuscous. The hindwings are whitish suffused with fuscous.[2]

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