Phthorimaea exacta

(Phthorimaea exacta)

Description

Phthorimaea exacta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Guyana. The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are whitish irrorated with grey and dark fuscous with a small blackish spot beneath the costa near the base, as well as a suffused dark fuscous bar from the dorsum at one-third to above the middle. There are blackish spots on the costa at one-third and before three-fourths, the stigmata cloudy and black, the plical beneath the first discal, the second discal elongate. There are also blotches of darker suffusion on the tornus and at the apex. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly.

Taxonomic tree:

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