Tonica peripsacas
| Tonica peripsacas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Tonica |
| Species: | T. peripsacas |
| Binomial name | |
| Tonica peripsacas Diakonoff, 1966 | |
Tonica peripsacas is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Diakonoff in 1966.[1] It is found on Sulawesi.[2]
The wingspan is about 31 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, slightly suffused with fuscous-grey and dark fuscous, slightly suffused markings. The hindwings are pale ochreous, densely dusted with pale grey and along all veins dusted with darker fuscous. The extreme base is white, separated by a transverse oblique dark fuscous line.[3]
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
- ↑ Tonica at funet
- ↑ Tijds. Ent. 109 (3) : 79
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