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Ancylometis scaeocosma

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Gelechioidea

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Oecophoridae (disputed)

Ancylometis scaeocosma is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is known from La Réunion.

This species has a wingspan of 11mm for the male. Head and palpi are dark fuscous, antennae greyish-ochreous, thorax and abdomen greyish-ochreous, irrorated with dark fuscous. forewings are elongated and rather narrow with a gently arched costa; they are whithish-ochreous, irrorated with dark fuscous, tinged with yellowish round dark markings, and a small dark fuscous basal patch. The hindwings are grey, paler and semi-transparent towards their base.

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Ancylometis scaeocosma Wikipedia


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