Plocamosaris pandora

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Plocamosaris pandora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
P. pandora
Binomial name
Plocamosaris pandora
Meyrick, 1912
Synonyms
  • Dichomeris pandora Meyrick, 1912

Plocamosaris pandora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.[1] It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are ferruginous ochreous, tinged with brownish, deepest towards the costal sinuation. The second discal stigma is obscurely brown, with a transverse streak of brownish suffusion immediately before the termen. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellow.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris pandora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2015). "Plocamosaris pandora Meyrick, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 706.


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