Pyncostola pentacentra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Pyncostola |
| Species: | P. pentacentra
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyncostola pentacentra (Meyrick, 1912)
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous and the costa is slightly sprinkled with brownish specks. There are conspicuous black dots beneath the costa at one-sixth and one-third. The stigmata are black, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are ochreous whitish.[3]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Pyncostola pentacentra (Meyrick, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pyncostola pentacentra (Meyrick, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (3): 59.
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