Pyncostola semnochroa

Pyncostola semnochroa
Scientific classification
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[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Pyncostola semnochroa (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pyncostola semnochroa (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
^ {{cite journal |last=Meyrick |first=E. |date=January 1913 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/203783#page/349/mode/1up |title=Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV |journal=Annals of the Transvaal Museum |volume=3 |issue=4 |page=281 |via=Biodiversity Heritage Library} This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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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] {{cite journal |last=Meyrick |first=E. |date=January 1913 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/203783#page/349/mode/1up |title=Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV |journal=Annals of the Transvaal Museum |volume=3 |issue=4 |page=281 |via=Biodiversity Heritage Library} This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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