Donaspastus Delicatella
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''Donaspastus delicatella'' is a
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
of the family
Autostichidae Autostichidae is a family of moths in the moth superfamily Gelechioidea. Subfamilies * Autostichinae Le Marchand, 1947 * Deocloninae Hodges, 1998 * Glyphidocerinae Hodges, 1998 *Holcopogoninae __NOTOC__ The Holcopogoninae are a subfamily of m ...
. It is found on
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. The
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is about 12 mm. The forewings are bluish white, dusted with brownish fuscous. The hindwings are shining sericeous greyish.


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Moths described in 1901 Donaspastus Moths of Europe {{Symmocinae-stub