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Anarsia taurella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Anarsia

Anarsia taurella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Bradley in 1961. It is found on Guadalcanal.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are cinnamon-buff mixed with light clay colour, and with a sprinkling of brown scales in the middle. The hindwings are mouse grey, overlaid with fuscous around the margins and hyaline near base.

References

Anarsia taurella Wikipedia