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Recurvaria annulicornis

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Recurvaria annulicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Recurvaria
Species:
R. annulicornis
Binomial name
Recurvaria annulicornis
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia annulicornis Walsingham, 1897
  • Taygete annulicornis

Recurvaria annulicornis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Saint Thomas,[1] Bermuda and Puerto Rico.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are pale straw-ochreous, with a slight ferruginous shade along the middle from one-third to two-thirds, and several smoky-black spots and dots, the first at the base of the costa, small and inconspicuous. There is a larger costal spot at one-third, with one, immediately above the dorsum, straight below it. There is a larger costal spot at two-thirds, with a very small one straight below it at the end of the cell, a few smaller ones lying around the apex and apical margin. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Recurvaria at funet
  2. ^ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 63 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.