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Dactylethrella incondita

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dactylethrella

Dactylethrella incondita is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The forewings are whitish, irregularly sprinkled with blackish scales, the veins streaked obscurely with pale ochreous. There is a black dot towards the costa near the base. The stigmata is obscurely indicated by some irregular grey markings which are variable and undefined. The plical is located beneath the first discal and the apical area is clouded with grey. There are several very small dark grey marks on the costa posteriorly. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.

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Dactylethrella incondita Wikipedia