Sphaleractis platyleuca

Sphaleractis platyleuca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Sphaleractis
Species:	S. platyleuca
Binomial name
	Sphaleractis platyleuca; (Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
	Gelechia platyleuca Lower, 1897; Protolechia platyzancla Turner, 1939;

Sphaleractis platyleuca is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania and New South Wales.^[1]

The wingspan is 13–17 mm (0.51–0.67 in). The forewings are bronzy fuscous with a broad white costal streak from the base to five-sixths, thinly strewn with black specks, the costal edge suffusedly fuscous tinged from the middle to three-fourths (except sometimes in females). The stigmata are small, blackish and often indistinct, with the plical rather obliquely beyond the first discal, sometimes an additional dot midway between the second discal and tornus. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Sphaleractis platyleuca (Lower, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 329. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Sphaleractis platyleuca (Lower, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 329. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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