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Semophylax apicepuncta

Synonyms: Anisoplaca praesignis; Chelaria apicipuncta; Psoricoptera apicepuncta

Wikipedia Abstract

Semophylax apicepuncta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Busck in 1911. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica, French Guiana and Peru. The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are light deer brown, finely mottled with indistinct, transverse, black striation. There is a small black, oblong spot on the middle of the cell and another deep black, very prominent, larger spot at the extreme apex. The hindwings are dark silky fuscous.
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Prey / Diet

Bombax ceiba (red silk cottontree)[1]
Ceiba pentandra (kapoktree)[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