Thiotricha acrophantis

Thiotricha acrophantis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936. It is found in Taiwan.[1]

Thiotricha acrophantis
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T. acrophantis
Binomial name
Thiotricha acrophantis
Meyrick, 1936

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are white with an oblique dark grey strigulae from the costa and dorsum at three-fourths of the wing, the apical area beyond these is suffused with grey, tinged with pale fulvous before the apex, and including a second parallel dark grey costal strigula. There is a round black apical dot. The hindwings are grey whitish, with a grey apical dot.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Thiotricha acrophantis Meyrick, 1936". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (2): 45.


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