Sphenocrates aulodocha

(Sphenocrates aulodocha)

Description

Sphenocrates aulodocha is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in New Guinea. The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are purplish-fuscous with a triangular whitish spot on the middle of the costa, where a whitish line interrupted in the middle runs to near the dorsum beyond the middle. There is a slight whitish mark along the costa near the apex. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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