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Mnesistega convexa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Mnesistega

Mnesistega convexa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in India (Assam).

The wingspan is 18-20 mm. The forewings are light fulvous-ochreous, slightly sprinkled dark fuscous, the costa more irrorated dark fuscous, more strongly and suffusedly towards the base. There is a moderate dark purple-fuscous basal patch, widened upwards but not reaching the costa. The plical and first discal stigmata are cloudy and rather dark fuscous, with the plical rather obliquely posterior and the second discal and a spot on the dorsum united to form an irregular nearly direct rather dark purplish-fuscous streak. The hindwings are light ochreous-grey.

References

Mnesistega convexa Wikipedia