Corynaea

Corynaea is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Corynaea dilechria, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from northern Queensland.[1]

For the genus of Balanophoraceae plants, see Corynaea (plant).

Corynaea
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Corynaea

Turner, 1919
Species:
C. dilechria
Binomial name
Corynaea dilechria
Turner, 1919

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are fuscous with the basal and terminal areas suffused with ochreous-brown. There is a broad, outwardly oblique, ochreous-whitish streak from one-sixth of the costa not reaching the dorsum, broadly edged with dark-fuscous. There is an inwardly oblique, inwardly curved, ochreous-whitish fascia from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus and an interrupted blackish terminal line. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. "Corynaea". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  2. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 130


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