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Holophysis xanthostoma

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Holophysis xanthostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Holophysis
Species:
H. xanthostoma
Binomial name
Holophysis xanthostoma

Holophysis xanthostoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1910. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero).[1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy brown, shading into shining brassy metallic along the dorsum below the fold, and in a broad oblique terminal band. Two shining pale aeneous costal spots, one near the base, the other a little before the middle, are followed by two minute white costal dots, one about the middle, the other beyond. The hindwings are brown, paler than the forewings.[2]

References

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  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 31 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.