Mometa zemiodes

Mometa zemiodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mometa
Species: M. zemiodes
Binomial name
Mometa zemiodes
Durrant, 1914

Mometa zemiodes is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Durrant in 1914. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga, West Kasai), Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1][2]

The wingspan is 15-17 mm. The forewings are fuscous-black, with conspicuous, sharply denned, yellowish ochreous markings. There is a narrow fascia close to the base, a large round spot at the end of the cell, and a round costal spot on veins nine and ten. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the seeds of Thespesia danis, Dialium lacourtianum and Gossypium species.

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