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Hemiarcha tetrasticta

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Species of moth

Hemiarcha tetrasticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hemiarcha
Species: H. tetrasticta
Binomial name
Hemiarcha tetrasticta
Turner, 1919

Hemiarcha tetrasticta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are whitish-brown more or less suffused with fuscous and with four conspicuous dark-fuscous spots, a median spot at one-sixth, the first discal at one-third, the plical before the first discal and the second discal before two-thirds. The hindwings are pale-grey.

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 132 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Hemiarcha tetrasticta


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