Palumbina glaucitis

Palumbina glaucitis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Palumbina
Species:	P. glaucitis
Binomial name
	Palumbina glaucitis; (Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
	Thyrsostoma glaucitis Meyrick, 1907;

Palumbina glaucitis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in southern India and Sri Lanka.^[1]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are grey with pale metallic-blue reflections and a narrow inwardly oblique whitish fascia at one-third. There is also an ill-defined irregular whitish discal spot at three-fifths. The hindwings are grey, towards the base paler and ochreous tinged.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 3, 2018). "Palumbina glaucitis (Meyrick, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 121. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (June 3, 2018). "Palumbina glaucitis (Meyrick, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 121. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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