''Mnesistega talantodes'' is a
moth in the family
Gelechiidae. It was described by
Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern
India.
The
wingspan is 9–12 mm. The forewings are yellow ochreous with a few scattered dark fuscous scales and a dark purple-fuscous basal patch, which is widest on the costa and sends a more or less suffused costal streak to the posterior fascia. The first discal stigma is cloudy and dark fuscous and there is a slender irregular suffused dark purple-fuscous transverse fascia at three-fourths, as well as an irregular dark purple-fuscous apical spot. The hindwings are grey, more or less
hyaline
A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from el, ὑάλινος, translit=hyálinos, lit=transparent, and el, ὕαλος, translit=hýalos, lit=crystal, glass, label=none.
Histopathology
Hyaline cartilage is ...
(glass like) between the veins anteriorly, especially in males.
[Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923)]
''Exotic Microlepidoptera''. 2 (4): 101.
References
Gelechiinae
Moths described in 1918
{{Gelechiinae-stub