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Friseria flammulella

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Friseria flammulella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Friseria
Species:
F. flammulella
Binomial name
Friseria flammulella
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia flammulella Walsingham, 1897

Friseria flammulella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the U.S. Virgin Islands, where it has been recorded from Saint Thomas.[1]

The wingspan is about 13.5 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous along the costal half and tawny-brown along the dorsal half, without any dividing line, the two colours blending beyond the middle. There is a dark chocolate-brown shade from the costa at the base, which curves downwards and outwards, ending in a conspicuous dash along the lower edge of the cell before the middle, its upper edge narrowly margined with whitish throughout, a minute dot of the same dark colour at the lower angle of the cell. The whole wing is suffused with a rich vinous gloss. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Friseria at funet
  2. ^ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 72Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.