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Battaristis sphenodelta

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Species of moth

Battaristis sphenodelta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Battaristis
Species: B. sphenodelta
Binomial name
Battaristis sphenodelta
Meyrick, 1922

Battaristis sphenodelta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, the costa suffused with white anteriorly and there is an elongate-triangular blackish blotch on the middle of the costa, as well as a wedge-shaped black costal blotch from just beyond this to near the apex, cut by a fine white subterminal line from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus, right angled in the middle and marked with a black dash on the angle. The apical area beyond this is brownish tinged, with some whitish suffusion towards the apex and along the termen. The hindwings are grey.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 31, 2018). "Battaristis sphenodelta Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 75. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Battaristis sphenodelta

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