Symmetrischema conifera

(Symmetrischema conifera)

Description

Symmetrischema conifera is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Ecuador. The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous suffusedly irrorated with ochreous-grey, the dorsal half irregularly sprinkled with dark grey and with an elongate-triangular blackish blotch extending on the costa from one-fourth to three-fourths, the anterior side less than the half posterior, the apex reaching the fold, the posterior side excavated in the middle. There is also a short blackish apical streak. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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