Anarsia sciotona
| Anarsia sciotona | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Anarsia |
| Species: | A. sciotona |
| Binomial name | |
| Anarsia sciotona Meyrick, 1927 | |
Anarsia sciotona is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1927. It is found in South Africa.[1]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey with scattered dark grey scales in the disc. The stigmata is indicated by dark grey dashes. The plical is rather obliquely before the first discal and there is a cloudy spot of dark grey suffusion on the base of the costa, an oblique spot at one-fourth and a semifusiform costal streak from one-third to three-fourth. There are also two or three fine dashes of blackish irroration towards the costa posteriorly, and some undefined dots on the termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]
The larvae feed on the fruit of Mimusops capensis.
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