Dactylethrella incondita

Dactylethrella incondita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dactylethrella
Species: D. incondita
Binomial name
Dactylethrella incondita
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Nothris incondita Meyrick, 1913

Dactylethrella incondita is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The forewings are whitish, irregularly sprinkled with blackish scales, the veins streaked obscurely with pale ochreous. There is a black dot towards the costa near the base. The stigmata is obscurely indicated by some irregular grey markings which are variable and undefined. The plical is located beneath the first discal and the apical area is clouded with grey. There are several very small dark grey marks on the costa posteriorly. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dactylethrella incondita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Dactylethrella at funet
  3. J. Bombay nat. hist. Soc. 22 (1): 170


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