Pyncostola sciopola is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Pyncostola |
| Species: | P. sciopola
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyncostola sciopola (Meyrick, 1904)
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The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous. The plical and second discal stigmata are black. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (16 June 2014). "Pyncostola sciopola (Meyrick, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 272. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive.
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