Anarsia bipinnata

Anarsia bipinnata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea and Japan.[2]

Anarsia bipinnata
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A. bipinnata
Binomial name
Anarsia bipinnata
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria bipinnata Meyrick, 1932

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish irrorated grey with a slight blackish wedge-shaped mark on the costa at one-third and an elongate blackish spot on the middle of the costa, and a similar one in the disc beneath it. There are two very small dark fuscous spots on costa beyond this, as well some undefiĀned darker grey clouding or marbling towards the apex. The hindwings are grey, posteriorly darker grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Elaeagnus multiflora, Elaeagnus umbellata, Acer ginnala and Quercus species.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Anarsia bipinnata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Anarsia at funet
  3. Exotic Microlep. 4 (7): 200 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine


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