Palumbina glaucitis

Palumbina glaucitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Palumbina
Species: P. glaucitis
Binomial name
Palumbina glaucitis
(Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Thyrsostoma glaucitis Meyrick, 1907

Palumbina glaucitis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1907. It is found in southern India and Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 12-13 mm. The forewings are grey with pale metallic-blue reflections and a narrow inwardly oblique whitish fascia at one-third. There is also an ill-defined irregular whitish discal spot at three-fifths. The hindwings are grey, towards the base paler and ochreous-tinged.[2]

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