Spermanthrax

Spermanthrax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Spermanthrax
Meyrick, 1936
Species: S. pycnostoma
Binomial name
Spermanthrax pycnostoma
Meyrick, 1936

Spermanthrax is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Spermanthrax pycnostoma, which is found in Algeria.[1]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish irrorated brownish, with a few scattered slightly raised deep black scales, the veins posteriorly sprinkled blackish. There is an indistinct oblique fuscous shade from the costa about one-third to the middle of the disc. The hindwings are pale whitish-blue-grey.[2]

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