Leuronoma chlorotoma

(Leuronoma chlorotoma)

Description

Leuronoma chlorotoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are rosy-brown, somewhat mixed irregularly with grey and towards the dorsum suffused with grey, all veins except towards the dorsum marked with slender rather irregular whitish-ochreous lines. The plical stigma is cloudy and blackish. The hindwings are light slaty-grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Leuronoma
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