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Semophylax apicepuncta

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Semophylax apicepuncta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Semophylax
Species:
S. apicepuncta
Binomial name
Semophylax apicepuncta
(Busck, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Psoricoptera apicepuncta Busck, 1911
  • Anisoplaca praesignis Meyrick, 1913
  • Chelaria apicipuncta Meyrick, 1925

Semophylax apicepuncta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1911. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica, French Guiana and Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are light deer brown, finely mottled with indistinct, transverse, black striation. There is a small black, oblong spot on the middle of the cell and another deep black, very prominent, larger spot at the extreme apex. The hindwings are dark silky fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Semophylax at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 1878