Recurvaria thiodes

Recurvaria thiodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Colombia.[1]

Recurvaria thiodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Recurvaria
Species:
R. thiodes
Binomial name
Recurvaria thiodes
Meyrick, 1917

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are pale sulphur-yellow, slightly speckled with fulvous and with an elongate black spot along the basal sixth of the costa, as well as small black semi-oval spots on the costa at two-fifths and two-thirds. The plical and second discal stigmata are black and there are two or three small black dots on the costa towards the apex, as well as four narrow semi-oval dark grey marks along the termen, with a few black scales. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

  1. Recurvaria at funet
  2. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (1) : 38 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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