Microlechia maculata

Microlechia maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Microlechia
Species: M. maculata
Binomial name
Microlechia maculata
(Povolný, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Megalocypha maculata Povolný, 1978

Microlechia maculata is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Povolný in 1978. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is about 4.8 mm. The forewings are cinereous, with scales with pale brown tips, the darkest concentrated apically, while others form brownish spots. The hindwings are pale cinereous.[3]

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