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    Plocamosaris pandora

    Topic: Biology

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    Short description: Species of moth

    Plocamosaris pandora
    Scientific classification
    Kingdom:
    Animalia
    Phylum:
    Arthropoda
    Class:
    Insecta
    Order:
    Lepidoptera
    Family:
    Gelechiidae
    Genus:
    Plocamosaris
    Species:
    P. pandora
    Binomial name
    Plocamosaris pandora
    Meyrick, 1912
    Synonyms
    • Dichomeris pandora Meyrick, 1912

    Plocamosaris pandora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.[1] It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

    The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are ferruginous ochreous, tinged with brownish, deepest towards the costal sinuation. The second discal stigma is obscurely brown, with a transverse streak of brownish suffusion immediately before the termen. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellow.[3]

    References

    1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Dichomeris pandora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=100645. 
    2. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (February 12, 2015). "Plocamosaris pandora Meyrick, 1912". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/dichomeridinae/plocamosaris/#pandora. Retrieved September 9, 2020. 
    3. ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 706.

    See also Wikidata entry Q20721666.




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