Pyncostola hiberna

(Pyncostola hiberna)

Description

Pyncostola hiberna is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1912. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal. The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are white, sprinkled with dark fuscous in males and with grey in females. There are undefined spots of dark fuscous irroration on the fold at one-fourth of the wing, and towards the costa at two-fifths. The stigmata are dark fuscous, the plical very obliquely before the first discal, both these in one specimen little marked, the second discal followed by an undefined streak of dark fuscous suffusion extended towards the apex. The hindwings are pale grey or whitish-grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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