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Neodactylota egena

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Neodactylota

Neodactylota egena is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1966. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Arizona.

The wingspan is about 10.5 mm. The forewings are nearly uniform grey brown, with the scale bases pale and the marks on the disc brown, not strongly contrasting with the grey-brown background. The hindwings are fuscous.

References

Neodactylota egena Wikipedia