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Pyncostola celeris

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Pyncostola celeris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pyncostola
Species:
P. celeris
Binomial name
Pyncostola celeris
Meyrick, 1920

Pyncostola celeris is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape.[1][2]

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The male forewings are whitish, while those of the females are pale yellow ochreous, more or less speckled irregularly with fuscous, especially along the margins. The stigmata are small, indistinct and ferruginous brownish, with the discal approximated, the plical very obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are pale whitish grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Pyncostola celeris (Meyrick, 1920)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pyncostola celeris Meyrick, 1920". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 280. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.