Neofriseria sceptrophora explained

Neofriseria sceptrophora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Afghanistan and Turkey.[1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, rather thinly irrorated (speckled) fuscous and with a small black linear dot beneath the costa near the base. The stigmata are large and blackish, the plical obliquely before the first discal, connected with the base by a strong blackish streak. There are a few black scales scattered along the posterior costal and terminal edge. The hindwings are pale greyish.[2]

Notes and References

  1. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  2. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr#page/276/mode/1up Exot. Microlep. 3 (9): 276