Parastenolechia issikiella

Parastenolechia issikiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Japan and Korea.[1]

Parastenolechia issikiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Parastenolechia
Species:
P. issikiella
Binomial name
Parastenolechia issikiella
(Okada, 1961)
Synonyms
  • Stenolechia issikiella Okada, 1961
  • Telphusa cornisignella Moriuti, 1977

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. The forewings are creamy white irrorated with whitish ochreous scales beyond the basal area. There are three distinct dark markings overlaid with raised scales at the base and two dark scale tufts on the antemedian fascia. Beneath these are large brown patches expanded to the dorsum, forming a triangle. Other dark fuscous markings are found on the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Parachronistis at funet
  2. Genera Parastenolechi Kanazawa and Laris Omelko(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Korea


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