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Holaxyra picrophanes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Holaxyra

Holaxyra picrophanes is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are silvery-white, the dorsal half tinged and sprinkled with pale fuscous. There is a moderately broad dark fuscous median longitudinal streak from the base to the apex, with the lower edge somewhat suffused. The hindwings are whitish-grey.

References

Holaxyra picrophanes Wikipedia