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Lasiarchis pycnodes

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Lasiarchis pycnodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Lasiarchis
Species:
L. pycnodes
Binomial name
Lasiarchis pycnodes
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Nothris pycnodes Meyrick, 1909
  • Lasiarchis elaeoxyla Meyrick, 1937

Lasiarchis pycnodes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in Gauteng, South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The forewings are fuscous with an indistinct blackish dot beneath the costa near the base. The stigmata are blackish, partially edged with light greyish ochreous, the plical larger, obliquely before the first discal. The costa is somewhat suffused with pale greyish ochreous towards the middle and there is a suffused pale greyish-ochreous spot on the costa at about three-fourths, with faint traces of a curved transverse line rising from it. The hindwings are grey, becoming paler and tinged with whitish ochreous towards the base.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 22, 2018). "Lasiarchis pycnodes (Meyrick, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lasiarchis pycnodes (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (November 1909). "Descriptions of Tansvaal Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 2 (1): 17 – via Sabinet. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.