Keiferia chloroneura

Keiferia chloroneura is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[1]

Keiferia chloroneura
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K. chloroneura
Binomial name
Keiferia chloroneura
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia chloroneura Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, more or less suffusedly mixed brownish or fuscous between the veins, which appear as pale lines. There are some scattered black scales and the plical and second discal stigmata are black. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

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