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Armatophallus kuehnei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Armatophallus

Armatophallus kuehnei is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Rwanda.

The wingspan is 16–17.1 mm. The forewings are light brown, the base mottled with black. Black-tipped scales form a broad pattern along the costal margin from one-fourth to three-fourths, there are two indistinct black dots at the base of the cell and one in the corner of the cell. There are diffuse grey spots before the apex on both margins. The hindwings are dark grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in September.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Lars Kühne, who collected the type series.

References

Armatophallus kuehnei Wikipedia