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Streniastis composita

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Streniastis composita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Streniastis
Species:
S. composita
Binomial name
Streniastis composita
Meyrick, 1922

Streniastis composita is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey, suffusedly sprinkled with whitish and sprinkled with blackish. There are indistinct narrow dark grey transverse fasciae at the middle and three-fourths, the first bisinuate, the second straight. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Streniastis composita​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (8 June 2014). "Streniastis composita Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (16): 503. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.