Pycnodytis irrigata

(Pycnodytis irrigata)

Description

Pycnodytis irrigata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Madagascar. The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous, the veins streaked whitish-ochreous and more or less strongly edged with dark fuscous irroration. There is a black dot beneath the costa at one-fifth, one beneath the fold below this, and one above the fold rather posterior. The stigmata are black, the plical slightly before the first discal. The hindwings are pale grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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