Symmetrischema conifera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Symmetrischema |
| Species: | S. conifera
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| Symmetrischema conifera (Meyrick, 1916)
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Symmetrischema conifera is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Ecuador.[1]
The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous suffusedly sprinkled with ochreous grey, the dorsal half irregularly sprinkled with dark grey and with an elongate-triangular blackish blotch extending on the costa from one-fourth to three-fourths, the anterior side less than half the posterior, the apex reaching the fold, the posterior side excavated in the middle. There is also a short blackish apical streak. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 17, 2016). "Symmetrischema conifera (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 582.
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