Anisoplaca cosmia
Anisoplaca cosmia is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by John David Bradley in 1956. It is found on Norfolk Island.[1]
| Anisoplaca cosmia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Anisoplaca |
| Species: | A. cosmia |
| Binomial name | |
| Anisoplaca cosmia Bradley, 1956 | |
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are buff with diffused fuscous-black markings and with the anterior margin of the costa irrorated (speckled) with blackish. There is a blackish dash at four-fifths and a small black spot at the base, an ochreous-buff suffusion below the costa, four small black discal dot-like spots surrounded by whitish rings, as well as a fifth spot not surrounded by a whitish ring in the ochreous-buff suffusion below the costa. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Anisoplaca Meyrick, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 4 (4): 156
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