Idiophantis croconota
Idiophantis croconota is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Madagascar and Réunion.[1][2]
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| Species: | I. croconota |
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| Idiophantis croconota Meyrick, 1918 | |
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are fuscous with a rather broad light ochreous-yellow dorsal stripe throughout, the edge broadly prominent about two-thirds, where it reaches half across the wing, narrowed towards the tornus. There is a curved dark grey line from four-fifths of the costa to the tornus, edged anteriorly by a light greyish line becoming stronger and white towards the costa, preceded towards the costa by an obscure ochreous dark-edged line. The area beyond this is light ochreous-yellow, marked on the upper part of the tornal prominence with a dark bronzy spot containing a round black dot, the apical projection suffused grey and containing a white longitudinal mark. The hindwings are grey, lighter anteriorly.[3]
Biology: The larvae feed on Syzygium cumini and Syzygium jambos.