Platyedra erebodoxa
Platyedra erebodoxa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1927. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (West Kasai, Maniema) and Cameroon.[1][2]
| Platyedra erebodoxa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | P. erebodoxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyedra erebodoxa Meyrick, 1927 | |
The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous irregularly mixed dark fuscous and with a dark bluish-fuscous spot on the base of the costa. The dorsum is narrowly suffused dark fuscous and there is a suffused dark fuscous transverse fascia before the middle. The posterior two-fifths is wholly dark fuscous except a pale brownish-ochreous spot on the costa at four-fifths and a dot on the tornus opposite. The hindwings are grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Hibiscus diversifolius and Dombeya emarginata.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.