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Nealyda leucozostra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Nealyda

Nealyda leucozostra is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are dark grey, the posterior half irrorated black and with a slightly curved moderate white postmedian fascia, anteriorly black-edged, the posterior edge suffused grey. There is an irregular spot of whitish suffusion resting on the tornus, slenderly connected with the costa. The hindwings are dark grey.

References

Nealyda leucozostra Wikipedia