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Pyncostola actias

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Pyncostola actias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pyncostola
Species:
P. actias
Binomial name
Pyncostola actias
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Paltodora actias Meyrick, 1904

Pyncostola actias is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.[1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in). The forewings are light shining golden ochreous with a broad white costal streak from the base to the apex, the lower edge posteriorly suffused and more or less mixed with dark fuscous. There is a white dorsal suffused streak from the base to the tornus and sometimes some indistinct whitish streaks and dark fuscous scales towards the termen. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (16 June 2014). "Pyncostola actias (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 272. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.