Hemiarcha caliginosa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Hemiarcha caliginosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hemiarcha
Species:
H. caliginosa
Binomial name
Hemiarcha caliginosa
Turner, 1919

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish with general but somewhat patchy fuscous suffusion. The discal dots are indistinct, the first before the middle, the plical shortly before the first discal and the second discal at two-thirds. The hindwings are pale-grey.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 133   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.