Latrologa
Appearance
Latrologa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Subfamily: | Gelechiinae |
Genus: | Latrologa Meyrick, 1918 |
Species: | L. aoropis
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Binomial name | |
Latrologa aoropis Meyrick, 1918
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Latrologa is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Latrologa aoropis, which is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, irregularly sprinkled dark fuscous and with cloudy elongate dark fuscous costal spots at the base, one-fourth, and the middle. The stigmata are represented by cloudy dark fuscous spots, the plical somewhat beyond the first discal, the second discal large, roundish, preceded by a small additional spot. There are several small irregular spots before the margins posteriorly. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ funet.fi
- ^ Exotic Microlep. 2 (5): 132 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.