''Scindalmota'' is a genus of moth in the family
Gelechiidae. It contains the species ''Scindalmota limata'', which is found in
Australia
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, where it has been recorded from
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
.
The
wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...
is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish mostly suffused with whitish-ochreous and with a large central brownish spot partly outlined by blackish scales, connected with the dorsum before the tornus. There is a brownish dot on the costa just beyond the middle and a brownish fascia partly outlined by blackish
scales from two-thirds of the costa to the tornus, constricted towards the tornus. The hindwings are pale grey.
Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 122
References
Anacampsini
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