Theisoa multifasciella

Theisoa multifasciella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Theisoa
Species: T. multifasciella
Binomial name
Theisoa multifasciella
Chambers, 1875

Theisoa multifasciella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Chambers in 1875. It was described by Zeller in 1873. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[1][2]

The base of the forewings is brownish red. The forewings are banded with alternate wide fasciae of white and brownish red, the brownish red fascial being margined rather narrowly behind with dark brown. Including the brownish red on the base of the wings, there are four fasciae of that hue and three white ones and the tip of the wing is also white. The hindwings are pale greyish fuscous.[3]

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