Symmetrischema conifera

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Symmetrischema conifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Symmetrischema
Species:
S. conifera
Binomial name
Symmetrischema conifera
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria conifera Meyrick, 1916

Symmetrischema conifera is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Ecuador.[1]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous suffusedly sprinkled with ochreous grey, the dorsal half irregularly sprinkled with dark grey and with an elongate-triangular blackish blotch extending on the costa from one-fourth to three-fourths, the anterior side less than half the posterior, the apex reaching the fold, the posterior side excavated in the middle. There is also a short blackish apical streak. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 17, 2016). "Symmetrischema conifera (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 582. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.