Bagdadia isosema explained

Bagdadia isosema is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are grey, more or less speckled with whitish, with scattered dark fuscous scales and with a short fine black dash beneath the costa near the base, as well as two narrow semi-oval blackish almost adjacent blotches extending on the costa from about one-fifth to three-fifths, each followed by a raised tuft of scales that are whitish posteriorly. The stigmata are indicated by irregular angular spots outlined by scattered blackish scales and there is a curved-angulated subterminal series of suffused irregular dark fuscous spots, and a marginal series of cloudy spots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Bagdadia isosema (Meyrick, 1921) . Afromoths . August 18, 2020.
  2. http://reference.sabinet.co.za/webx/access/journal_archive/00411752/775.pdf Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 81.