Anarsia phortica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in southern India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and on Borneo.[1]
| Anarsia phortica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Anarsia |
| Species: | A. phortica
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| Binomial name | |
| Anarsia phortica Meyrick, 1913
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The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[2] The forewings are white, irregularly mixed with grey and with a dark grey median band extending from one-fourth to three-fifths, widest on the dorsum, the posterior two-thirds of this band occupied by a black blotch reaching from the costa to the fold. There is also an irregular dark grey apical patch. The hindwings are grey, but iridescent-hyaline in the disc and towards the base, while the veins and termen are dark grey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Anarsia phortica Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Insecta Koreana 13". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08. Archived link does not go to anything useful.
- ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 167.
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