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Pyncostola semnochroa

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Pyncostola semnochroa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pyncostola
Species:
P. semnochroa
Binomial name
Pyncostola semnochroa
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Paltodora semnochroa Meyrick, 1913

Pyncostola semnochroa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.[1][2]

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are deep brown with the margins and veins marked with slender streaks of dark fuscous suffusion mixed with whitish. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Pyncostola semnochroa (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pyncostola semnochroa (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 281 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.