Polyhymno inermis

Polyhymno inermis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Polyhymno
Species:	P. inermis
Binomial name
	Polyhymno inermis; Meyrick, 1913

Polyhymno inermis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are ochreous brownish with a fine white oblique striga from the costa at two-thirds, the costal edge blackish on each side of this, its apex extended as a leaden-grey line to near the termen beneath the apex, then sharply angulated and continued near the termen to near the tornus. There are two wedge-shaped white marks from the costa towards the apex. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Polyhymno inermis Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Polyhymno inermis Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 284–285 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Polyhymno inermis Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Polyhymno inermis Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 284–285 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.