Faculta synthetica

Species of moth

Faculta synthetica

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Gelechiidae
Genus:  | Faculta
Species:  |

F. synthetica

Binomial name
Faculta synthetica

(Walsingham, 1911)

Synonyms

* Gelechia synthetica Walsingham, 1911

Faculta synthetica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mexico (Sonora).[1]

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are blackish with a slight purplish tinge and minute hoary speckling, except where black spots, each accompanied by some brownish ochreous scales, are distinguishable from the less intensely dark wing-surface. Of these spots, the first is on the costa at one-fourth, placed rather obliquely, with a narrow ochreous subcostal line reaching from the base. Another lies nearer to the base on the upper edge of the fold and a third with some ochreous scales preceding and following it, lies in the fold before half of the wing length, and this is almost connected with a discal spot above it. Another triangular black spot, with ochreous scales along its inner edge, is at the end of the cell, beyond which a short, curved, ochreous costal streak precedes the pale brownish cinereous cilia which are dusted with fuscous. The hindwings are leaden grey, blending to bronzy brownish outward, especially toward the margins.[2]

## References[edit]

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1. ^ Faculta at funet
2. ^ Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 67 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q22284949
* BOLD: 776026
* CoL: 93GK4
* GBIF: 10717128
* MONA: 2206.1

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