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Palumbina glaucitis

Synonyms: Thyrsostoma glaucitis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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. 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.
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Prey / Diet

Anacardium occidentale (cashew)[1]
Mangifera indica (mango)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0