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Melitoxestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Melitoxestis

Meyrick, 1921
Species:
M. centrotypa
Binomial name
Melitoxestis centrotypa
Meyrick, 1921

Melitoxestis is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Melitoxestis centrotypa, which is found in Zimbabwe.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are yellow-ochreous suffused with light grey except along the costa and speckled with grey. The costa is suffused with grey towards the base. The first discal stigma is black and conspicuous, while the second is almost obsolete, only indicated by one or two scales. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 76 Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine


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