Darlia

Genus of moths

Darlia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Gelechiidae
Subfamily:  | Gelechiinae
Genus:  | Darlia
Clarke, 1950
Species:  |

D. praetexta

Binomial name
Darlia praetexta

Clarke, 1950

Darlia is a monotypic genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae containing the single species Darlia praetexta.[1][2] It was described by J. F. Gates Clarke in 1950. It is only found in Argentina.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are greyish fuscous, with a large sordid-white spot near the middle of the wing and a sordid-white transverse outwardly angulate fascia from the costa, near the apex extending to the center, then inwardly angulate to the tornus. This fascia is sometimes incomplete and consists of costal and tornal spots. The hindwings are light shining grey.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Lee, Sangmi. "Gelechiidae". Mississippi Entomological Museum. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
2. ^ "Darlia Praetexta". Animal Diversity Web. Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
3. ^ Clarke, J. F. Gates (1950). "New Microlepidoptera from Argentina". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 40: 285. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

Taxon identifiers

Darlia|

* Wikidata: Q10753854
* Wikispecies: Darlia
* ButMoth: 7982.0
* CoL: 926MF
* GBIF: 1849646
* IRMNG: 1299171
* LepIndex: 100082

Darlia praetexta|

* Wikidata: Q5223882
* CoL: 3465F
* EoL: 930213
* GBIF: 1849647
* IRMNG: 10253517
* LepIndex: 100083

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