Thiotricha scotaea
| Thiotricha scotaea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Thiotricha |
| Species: | T. scotaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Thiotricha scotaea Meyrick, 1908 | |
Thiotricha scotaea is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are rather dark purplish-fuscous with an oblique fuscous-whitish mark towards the apex and two minute whitish dots on the costa near the apex. There is a blackish apical dot, edged posteriorly with a few whitish scales. The hindwings are rather dark grey, thinly scaled in the disc.[2]
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