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Percnarcha strategica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Percnarcha

Percnarcha strategica is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Brazil (Pará).

The wingspan is 20-22 mm. The forewings are rather dark violet-fuscous. The hindwings are iridescent-hyaline with the veins and terminal edge dark fuscous. The costal half is light pinkish and the space between veins 5 and 6 is grey. There is a dark grey terminal fascia from this attenuated to vein 2.

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Percnarcha strategica Wikipedia