Telphusa sarcochroma

Telphusa sarcochroma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Telphusa
Species:	T. sarcochroma
Binomial name
	Telphusa sarcochroma; (Walsingham, 1900)
Synonyms
	Gelechia sarcochroma Walsingham, 1900; Gelechia hessi Amsel, 1935; Gelechia nigrorosea Walsingham, 1904;

Telphusa sarcochroma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Yemen (Socotra), Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Jordan[1] and Palestine.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are whitish flesh-colour, with slight fuscous shading and with four fuscous costal spots, the first at the base, the second at about one-sixth, the third at about the middle and the fourth at the commencement of the costal cilia. There is a broad dorsal streak, arising at one-fifth from the base, terminating at the upper edge of the cell a little beyond the second costal spot, some of the flesh-coloured scales between this and the base are distinctly raised. There are also a few fuscous scales beyond the middle of the cell and one or two in the fold beneath them. The hindwings are shining pale bluish grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Rhus dioica.

References

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[1] Afro Moths

[2] Telphusa at funet

[3] Bull. Liverpool Mus. 3 (1) : 3