Recurvaria comprobata
Recurvaria comprobata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Japan, the Russian Far East (Primorye), Korea and China (Gansu, Shaanxi, Jilin).[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Recurvaria |
| Species: | R. comprobata |
| Binomial name | |
| Recurvaria comprobata (Meyrick, 1935) | |
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are white with blackish markings. There is a basal patch, with the edge running from the costa at one-fifth to the dorsum at two-fifths. There is a broad oblique posterior band, on the costa extending from two-fifths to three-fourths, suddenly narrowed near the dorsum to the tornus, its posterior angle confluent in the disc with a blotch on the costa just before the apex. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
The larvae feed on Sorbus comixta.
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