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Beltheca picolella

Synonyms: Anterethista heteractis

Wikipedia Abstract

Beltheca picolella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama, Guyana, Brazil and Peru. The wingspan is 9-10 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with a thin outwardly oblique white streaklet just beyond the middle of the costa and with two triangular white dashes just before the apex. There are a few scattered white scales at the end of the cell and on the fold. The hindwings are blackish fuscous with a bluish cast.
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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