''Xystophora asthenodes'' is a

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of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in north-western

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. The

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is 13–14 mm. The forewings are pale grey closely sprinkled with pale ochreous. The stigmata are faint, cloudy, light grey, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. Sometimes, there is a faint shadowy darker band at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.''Exotic Microlepidoptera''. 3 (1-2): 6.
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Moths described in 1923 Xystophora {{Gelechiini-stub