Anarsia sciotona
Anarsia sciotona is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found in South Africa.[1]
| Anarsia sciotona | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Anarsia |
| Species: | A. sciotona |
| Binomial name | |
| Anarsia sciotona Meyrick, 1927 | |
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish grey with scattered dark grey scales in the disc. The stigmata is indicated by dark grey dashes. The plical is rather obliquely before the first discal and there is a cloudy spot of dark grey suffusion on the base of the costa, an oblique spot at one-fourth and a semifusiform costal streak from one-third to three-fourth. There are also two or three fine dashes of blackish irroration (sprinkles) towards the costa posteriorly, and some undefined dots on the termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]
The larvae feed on the fruit of Mimusops capensis.
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Anarsia sciotona Meyrick, 1927". Afromoths. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (12): 353.
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