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Pectinophora fusculella

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Species of moth

Pectinophora fusculella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pectinophora
Species: P. fusculella
Binomial name
Pectinophora fusculella
(Pagenstecher, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia fusculella Pagenstecher, 1900

Pectinophora fusculella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Arnold Pagenstecher in 1900. It is found on the Bismarck Archipelago.

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are shining chestnut-brown with ill-defined groups of scales, forming medial and postmedial bands. The hindwings are lighter brown.

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Zoologica, Stutt. 12 (29) : 235 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


Taxon identifiers
Pectinophora fusculella


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