Xystophora asthenodes

(Xystophora asthenodes)

Description

Xystophora asthenodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in north-western India. The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are pale grey closely irrorated pale ochreous. The stigmata are faint, cloudy, light grey, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. Sometimes, there is a faint shadowy darker band at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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