Anarsia phortica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in southern India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and on Borneo.[1]

Anarsia phortica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anarsia
Species:
A. phortica
Binomial name
Anarsia phortica
Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[2] The forewings are white, irregularly mixed with grey and with a dark grey median band extending from one-fourth to three-fifths, widest on the dorsum, the posterior two-thirds of this band occupied by a black blotch reaching from the costa to the fold. There is also an irregular dark grey apical patch. The hindwings are grey, but iridescent-hyaline in the disc and towards the base, while the veins and termen are dark grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Anarsia phortica Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Insecta Koreana 13". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08. Archived link does not go to anything useful.
  3. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (1): 167.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.