Thiotricha orthiastis

Thiotricha orthiastis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in the Punjab region of what was British India.[1]

Thiotricha orthiastis
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T. orthiastis
Binomial name
Thiotricha orthiastis
Meyrick, 1905

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a broad ochreous-white streak occupying the costal half from the base, from the middle onwards gradually attenuated and leaving the costal edge, not quite reaching the apex. There is a fine white strigula between this and the apical fifth of the costa and there is a black apical mark. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Thiotricha orthiastis Meyrick, 1905". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 16 (4): 591.


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