Pexicopia nephelombra

Pexicopia nephelombra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Pexicopia nephelombra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Pexicopia
Species:
P. nephelombra
Binomial name
Pexicopia nephelombra
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia nephelombra Meyrick, 1904
  • Gelechia chalcotora Turner, 1919

The wingspan is 12–14 mm (0.47–0.55 in). The forewings are light bronzy ochreous sprinkled with fuscous. The markings are cloudy, deep fuscous bronze. There is a basal fascia, and a broader fascia at one-third, connected by a dorsal suffusion. There is also an apical patch covering one-third of the wing. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (8 February 2019). "Pexicopia nephelombra (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 309 – via Internet Archive.


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