Beltheca picolella
| Beltheca picolella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Beltheca |
| Species: | B. picolella |
| Binomial name | |
| Beltheca picolella Busck, 1914 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Beltheca picolella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama, Guyana, Brazil and Peru.[1]
The wingspan is 9-10 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with a thin outwardly oblique white streaklet just beyond the middle of the costa and with two triangular white dashes just before the apex. There are a few scattered white scales at the end of the cell and on the fold. The hindwings are blackish fuscous with a bluish cast.[2]
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