Strobisia spintheropis explained

Strobisia spintheropis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous with bright metallic-blue markings. There are discal and subdorsal dots towards base, an oblique spot beneath the costa at one-fourth and a dot beyond the apex of this, as well as small subdorsal spots at the middle and three-fourths, and one in the disc between these. There is an oblique streak from the costa in the middle and a slenderer one at three-fourths, and a dot in the disc at three-fourths. A thick purple-metallic streak is found along the termen. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . February 12, 2015 . Strobisia spintheropis Meyrick, 1922 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 11, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1922roya#page/101/mode/1up Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1922: 101.