Pexicopia nephelombra
| Pexicopia nephelombra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Pexicopia |
| Species: | P. nephelombra |
| Binomial name | |
| Pexicopia nephelombra (Meyrick, 1904) | |
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Pexicopia nephelombra is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is 12-14 mm. The forewings are light bronzy-ochreous sprinkled with fuscous. The markings are cloudy, deep fuscous-bronze. There is a basal fascia, and a broader fascia at one-third, connected by a dorsal suffusion. There is also an apical patch covering one-third of the wing. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous.[2]
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