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Xystophora asthenodes

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Xystophora asthenodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Xystophora
Species:
X. asthenodes
Binomial name
Xystophora asthenodes
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia asthenodes Meyrick, 1923

Xystophora asthenodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in north-western India.[1]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are pale grey closely sprinkled with pale ochreous. The stigmata are faint, cloudy, light grey, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. Sometimes, there is a faint shadowy darker band at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2019). "Xystophora asthenodes (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 6.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.