Neopectinimura beckeri

Neopectinimura beckeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Neopectinimura
Species: N. beckeri
Binomial name
Neopectinimura beckeri
Park, 2010

Neopectinimura beckeri is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is 11.5–12 mm. The forewing ground color is yellowish-white, sparsely speckled with brownish scales and with a dark-brown discal spot at the end of the cell. There is a similar dark brown spot below the cell medially and blackish dots are present from the preapex to the tornus along the termen. The hindwings are orange grey and slightly broader than the forewings.

Etymology

The species is named for the collector, Dr. V. O. Becker who is a microlepidoptera specialist in Brazil.

References

  1. Park, Kyu-Tek; Bong-Kyu Byun,. "A new genus Neopectinimura (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Lecithoceridae), with five new species from Papua New Guinea.(Report)." Florida Entomologist. Florida Entomological Society. 2010. HighBeam Research. 17 Apr. 2012


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