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Flexiptera

Wikipedia Abstract

Flexiptera is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Flexiptera revoluta, which is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are whitish, irregularly and variably irrorated with grey. The basal area is suffused with pale ochreous and there is a blackish spot at the base of the costa, as well as elongate blackish blotches on the costa at about one-fifth and the dorsum before the middle, more or less connected posteriorly by an oblique blackish blotch in the disc. There is an elongate blackish blotch on the costa before the middle, beneath which is a round pale ochreous spot. The stigmata are black, ringed with pale ochreous, the plical slightly before the first discal. There is also a blackish spot on the costa above the second discal stigma,
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External References

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