Anarsia veruta explained

Anarsia veruta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in India (Bengal).[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are fuscous, somewhat sprinkled with paler and darker and with a suffused blackish longitudinal streak in the disc from two-fifths to four-fifths, and one or two short suffused dashes above the apex of this between the veins. The hindwings are light grey, thinly scaled anteriorly.[2]

The larvae feed on Inga dulcis.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 10, 2019 . Anarsia veruta Meyrick, 1918 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 15, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid02meyr#page/148/mode/1up Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (5): 148.