Sitotroga horogramma

(Sitotroga horogramma)

Description

Sitotroga horogramma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Fiji and in Papua New Guinea. The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pale yellow-ochreous with a narrow dark fuscous streak along the costa from the base, becoming suffused towards the apex and continued around the termen to near the tornus. The plical and second discal stigmata are dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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