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Metzneria sanguinea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Metzneria

Metzneria sanguinea is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1934. It is found in Rwanda.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are light yellow-ochreous, almost wholly suffused crimson, the crimson colour appearing posteriorly as irregular streaks on the veins. The costa is suffused dark fuscous except on the median area, the extreme costal edge whitish except towards the base and apex. There is some irregular dark fuscous suffusion in the middle of the disc, and beneath the fold towards the base. The terminal edge and posterior half of the dorsal area is suffused dark fuscous. The hindwings are blackish-grey.

References

Metzneria sanguinea Wikipedia