Plocamosaris pandora

Plocamosaris pandora
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Plocamosaris
Species:	P. pandora
Binomial name
	Plocamosaris pandora; Meyrick, 1912
Synonyms
	Dichomeris pandora Meyrick, 1912;

Plocamosaris pandora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.^[1] It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are ferruginous ochreous, tinged with brownish, deepest towards the costal sinuation. The second discal stigma is obscurely brown, with a transverse streak of brownish suffusion immediately before the termen. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellow.^[3]

References edit

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris pandora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2015). "Plocamosaris pandora Meyrick, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 706. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichomeris pandora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 12, 2015). "Plocamosaris pandora Meyrick, 1912". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[3] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1911 (4): 706. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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