Timocratica palpalis

Timocratica palpalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Timocratica
Species:	T. palpalis
Binomial name
Timocratica palpalis (Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
Cryptolechia (Cryptolechia) palpalis Zeller, 1877 Stenoma auxoleuca Meyrick, 1925 Timocratica haywardi Busck, 1938

Timocratica palpalis is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in Brazil (Espirito Santo, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo), Bolivia and Argentina.^[1]

The wingspan is 56-60 mm. The fore- and hindwings are white, beneath with broad yellow-ochreous costal bands, sometimes some grey suffusion at the apex of the forewings.^[2]

The larvae feed on the bark of Acer saccharinum, Acer platanoides, Casuarina equisetifolia, Belangera tomentosa, Diospyros kaki, Castanea sativa, Quercus robus, Persea americana, Tibouchina candolleiana, Tibouchina urvilleana, Calycorectes pohlianus, Campomanesia acida, Eucalyptus alba, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus ciriodora, Eucalyptus saligna, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Eugenia brasiliensis, Eugenia uniflora, Eugenia involucrata, Hexachlamyx edulis, Marlierea tomentosa, Myrcia fenzliana, Myrciaria trunciflora, Psidium guajava, Psidium quineense, Psidium humile, Syzygium jambos, Syzygium malaccense, Platanus orientalis, Macadamia ternifolia, Punica granatum, Cydonia vulgaris, Eriobotrya japonica, Malus domestica, Malus sylvestris, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus armeniaca, Prunus domestica, Prunus persica, Pyrus communis, Pyrus sinensis, Coffea arabica, Salix viminalis, Luehea divaricata and Ulmus americana.

References

1. Timocratica at funet
2. Description of Stenoma auxoleuca in Exot. Microlep. 3 (5-7): 223