Limenarchis pullata

Limenarchis pullata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Limenarchis
Species: L. pullata
Binomial name
Limenarchis pullata
Bradley, 1961

Limenarchis pullata is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Bradley inn 1961. It is found on Guadalcanal.[1]

The wingspan is 16-17 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous, with the radial veins slightly emphasized by darker shading. The hindwings are dark fuscous, with a lanceolate patch of specialized cream-buff scales along the costa reaching to about three-fourths.[2]

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