| Leistogenes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Tribe: | Pexicopiini |
| Genus: | Leistogenes Meyrick, 1927 |
| Species: | L. rebellis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leistogenes rebellis Meyrick, 1927 | |
Leistogenes is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Leistogenes rebellis, which is found in Peru.
The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous with a broad costal stripe of whitish suffusion from the base, becoming obsolete towards the apex. There is a blackish dot towards the costa near the base. The stigmata form cloudy spots of ferruginous-brown suffusion, the plical slightly before the first discal. The hindwings are pale greyish with an apical blotch of ochreous-whitish suffusion.
References
- funet.fi
- Exot. Microlep. 3 (12): 363
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| Leistogenes | |
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