Thiotricha argyrea
Appearance
Thiotricha argyrea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Thiotricha |
Species: | T. argyrea
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Binomial name | |
Thiotricha argyrea Turner, 1919
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Thiotricha argyrea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are shining-white with three suffused grey dorsal blotches, sub-basal, median and tornal. There is a short oblique grey streak from five-sixths of the costa, succeeded by a narrow parallel blackish streak. There is also a blackish apical dot. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ funet.fi
- ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 118 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.