Pyncostola sciopola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pyncostola
Species:
P. sciopola
Binomial name
Pyncostola sciopola
(Meyrick, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Paltodora sciopola Meyrick, 1904

Pyncostola sciopola is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous. The plical and second discal stigmata are black. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Savela, Markku, ed. (16 June 2014). "Pyncostola sciopola (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. โ†‘ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 272 โ€“ via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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