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Pigritia marjoriella

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Pigritia marjoriella
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P. marjoriella
Binomial name
Pigritia marjoriella
Adamski, 1998

Pigritia marjoriella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.8–6 mm. The forewings have greyish-brown scales tipped with white intermixed with greyish-brown scales and white scales. The hindwings are translucent pale brown, gradually darkening from a third of the length to the apex.

References

  1. ^ Adamski, D., 2013: Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae). Zootaxa 3618 (1): 1-223. Review and full article: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3618.1.1