Mometa anthophthora

Mometa anthophthora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Mometa
Species:	M. anthophthora
Binomial name
	Mometa anthophthora; (Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
	Telphusa anthophthora Meyrick, 1937;

Mometa anthophthora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in Uganda.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous irregularly mixed or sprinkled with pale ochreous except on a narrow costal streak. There is a small yellow-ochreous spot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

The larvae feed on the flowerheads of .

References[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (4-5): 122.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (4-5): 122.

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