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Battaristis amphiscolia

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Battaristis amphiscolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Battaristis
Species:
B. amphiscolia
Binomial name
Battaristis amphiscolia
Meyrick, 1914

Battaristis amphiscolia is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Guyana.[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are fuscous, greyer towards the costa anteriorly. The plical and second discal stigmata are sometimes obscurely indicated. There is a thick blackish streak along the costa from before the middle to near the apex attenuated anteriorly, cut by a very oblique fine white strigula from beyond the middle. There is also a fine white subterminal line from four-fifths of the costa to the tornus, acutely angulated in the middle and nearly reaching the termen beneath the apex, both portions curved inwards, the angle just cut by a fine black dash preceding it. The terminal space beyond this is irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish, the apical edge ochreous whitish. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Battaristis amphiscolia Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1914: 248 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.