Telphusa alexandriacella
Telphusa alexandriacella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky.[1][2]
| Telphusa alexandriacella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Telphusa |
| Species: | T. alexandriacella |
| Binomial name | |
| Telphusa alexandriacella (Chambers, 1872) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The forewings are grey, mottled with dark brown spots and with a few small white spots. An irregular white fascia, angulated in the middle towards the apex, crosses the wing at the beginning of the cilia. The apex is dark brown, with a row of small white spots around the base of the cilia, which themselves are pale luteous, dusted with dark brown. The hindwings pale fuscous.[3]
References
- Telphusa at funet
- mothphotographersgroup
- Can. Ent. 4 (8): 149
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