Holophysis emblemella

Holophysis emblemella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Holophysis
Species: H. emblemella
Binomial name
Holophysis emblemella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Strobisia emblemella Clemens, 1860
  • Strobisia venustella Chambers, 1872

Holophysis emblemella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York south to Florida. Records include Alabama, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Ohio.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is about 9 mm. The forewings are brown black, with steel-blue markings. There is a basal band, as well as an antemedial band from the costa across the cell. A very irregular, narrower medial band is partly fused with the discal dot and forked toward inner margin. A costal spot is found from four-fifths to the apex, and there is also a subterminal band reaching two-thirds to the costa.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Holophysis Walsingham, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. ↑ Bug Guide


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.