Biology:Pycnodytis irrigata

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Short description: Species of moth

Pycnodytis irrigata
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P. irrigata
Binomial name
Pycnodytis irrigata
Meyrick, 1918

Pycnodytis irrigata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found on Madagascar .[1][2]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous, the veins streaked with whitish ochreous and more or less strongly edged with dark fuscous irroration (sprinkles). There is a black dot beneath the costa at one-fifth, one beneath the fold below this, and one above the fold rather posterior. The stigmata are black, the plical slightly before the first discal. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14232763 entry