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Pyncostola pentacentra

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Pyncostola pentacentra
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P. pentacentra
Binomial name
Pyncostola pentacentra
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Paltodora pentacentra Meyrick, 1912

Pyncostola pentacentra is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1912. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous and the costa is slightly sprinkled with brownish specks. There are conspicuous black dots beneath the costa at one-sixth and one-third. The stigmata are black, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.[3]

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