Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Mometa | |
Mometa anthophthora is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1937. It is found in Uganda.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are blackish-fuscous irregularly mixed or sprinkled pale ochreous except on a narrow costal streak. There is a small yellow-ochreous spot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on the flowerheads of Dombeya emarginata.
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