| Pyncostola stalactis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Pyncostola |
| Species: | P. stalactis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyncostola stalactis (Meyrick, 1904) | |
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Pyncostola stalactis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia and Tasmania.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in). The forewings are whitish, densely irrorated (sprinkled) with brown and with a cloudy blackish-fuscous dot beneath the costa at one-sixth, one on the fold beyond this, one towards the costa at one-third, one on the fold hardly beyond this, one in the middle of the disc, and one in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale grey.
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (16 June 2014). "Pyncostola stalactis (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II ): 271. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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