Nealyda bifidella explained

Nealyda bifidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Dietz in 1900. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado, California, Arizona and North Carolina.[1] [2]

The wingspan is about 9.5 mm. The forewings are pale brown, tinged with golden and with a dark brown fascia at two-fifths, equidistant from the base at its costal and dorsal extremity, sharply defined externally and edged by a line of silvery white. Toward the base it passes gradually into the ground color of the wing. The extreme costa from the base to the fascia dark brown. There is a large costal patch of dark brown scales, beyond the middle. The hindwings are pale cinerous.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anomologinae/nealyda/ funet.fi
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1681 mothphotographersgroup
  3. https://archive.org/stream/entomologicalnew11acad#page/351/mode/1up Ent. News 11 (2) : 351