Stegasta abdita

Stegasta abdita is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Mikhail Mikhailovich Omelko in 1994. It is found in Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East[1] and Japan.[2]

Stegasta abdita
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S. abdita
Binomial name
Stegasta abdita
Park & M. Omelko, 1994

The wingspan is 9-9.7 mm. The forewing colour pattern is very close to that of Stegasta jejuensis, but can be distinguished by the shape of the whitish-orange area beyond the basal fascia along the dorsum and the larger second costal spot which is more distinct than that of S. jejuensis.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (February 7, 2019). "Stegasta abdita Park & Omelko, 1994". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone
  3. Park, K. T. & Omelko, M. (1994). "Two New Species of Genus Stegasta (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)". Japanese Journal of Entomology. 62 (4): 867-871.


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