Holaxyra picrophanes

Holaxyra picrophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Holaxyra
Species:	H. picrophanes
Binomial name
	Holaxyra picrophanes; (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
	Dichomeris picrophanes Meyrick, 1913;

Holaxyra picrophanes is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.^[1] It is found in South Africa.^[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are silvery white, the dorsal half tinged and sprinkled with pale fuscous. There is a moderately broad dark fuscous median longitudinal streak from the base to the apex, with the lower edge somewhat suffused. The hindwings are whitish grey.^[3]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris picrophanes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 23, 2017). "Holaxyra picrophanes (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 304 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris picrophanes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (August 23, 2017). "Holaxyra picrophanes (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 304 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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