Recurvaria kittella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the West Indies, where it has been recorded from Haiti[1] and Puerto Rico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Recurvaria |
| Species: | R. kittella
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| Recurvaria kittella (Walsingham, 1897)
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The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are cream-white, with a small black costal spot at the base, a broad black transverse fascia before the middle, slightly attenuated at its centre, and a triangular black costal spot halfway between the fascia and the apex, this is preceded by a small black spot on the dorsum and followed by a few black scales on the termen below the apex. The hindwings are shining, very pale grey.[2]
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- ^ Recurvaria at funet
- ^ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 63
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