Isophrictis tophella

Isophrictis tophella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Isophrictis
Species:	I. tophella
Binomial name
	Isophrictis tophella; (Walsingham, 1888)
Synonyms
	Cleodora tophella Walsingham, 1888;

Isophrictis tophella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1888. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona and New Mexico.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are dull ashy brown, with a considerable sprinkling of brighter (more reddish brown) scales. The tips of the scales about the apical margin and cilia are paler and give a speckled appearance to the end of the wing. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.^[3]

References

^ "Isophrictis". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "Moth Photographers Group – Isophrictis tophella – 1704". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ United States. Bureau of Entomology (17 April 1888). "Insect life". Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office. Retrieved 17 April 2018 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] "Isophrictis". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

[2] "Moth Photographers Group – Isophrictis tophella – 1704". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

[3] United States. Bureau of Entomology (17 April 1888). "Insect life". Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office. Retrieved 17 April 2018 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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