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Holaxyra ithyaula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Holaxyra

Holaxyra ithyaula is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are white with the costal edge dark fuscous from the base to four-fifths and with a rather broad dark fuscous median streak from the base to the apex. The dorsal edge is dark fuscous from beyond the middle to the tornus and there are several black marginal dots on the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale greyish.

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Holaxyra ithyaula Wikipedia