Idiophantis croconota is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Madagascar and Réunion.[1][2]
| Idiophantis croconota | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Idiophantis |
| Species: | I. croconota
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| Binomial name | |
| Idiophantis croconota Meyrick, 1918
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The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are fuscous with a rather broad light ochreous-yellow dorsal stripe throughout, the edge is broadly prominent at about two-thirds, where it reaches halfway across the wing, narrowed towards the tornus. There is a curved dark grey line from four-fifths of the costa to the tornus, edged anteriorly by a light greyish line becoming stronger and white towards the costa, preceded towards the costa by an obscure ochreous dark-edged line. The area beyond this is light ochreous yellow, marked on the upper part of the tornal prominence with a dark bronzy spot containing a round black dot, the apical projection is suffused with grey and contains a white longitudinal mark. The hindwings are grey, lighter anteriorly.[3]
The larvae feed on Syzygium cumini and Syzygium jambos.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (November 9, 2018). "Idiophantis croconota Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Idiophantis croconota Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (5): 129.
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