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Pyncostola pentacentra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Pyncostola
Species:	P. pentacentra
Binomial name
Pyncostola pentacentra (Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
Paltodora pentacentra Meyrick, 1912

Pyncostola pentacentra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous and the costa is slightly sprinkled with brownish specks. There are conspicuous black dots beneath the costa at one-sixth and one-third. The stigmata are black, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Pyncostola pentacentra (Meyrick, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pyncostola pentacentra (Meyrick, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
3. Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (3): 59. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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