Telphusa sarcochroma
Telphusa sarcochroma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Yemen (Socotra), Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Jordan[1] and Palestine.[2]
| Telphusa sarcochroma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Telphusa |
| Species: | T. sarcochroma |
| Binomial name | |
| Telphusa sarcochroma (Walsingham, 1900) | |
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are whitish flesh-colour, with slight fuscous shading and with four fuscous costal spots, the first at the base, the second at about one-sixth, the third at about the middle and the fourth at the commencement of the costal cilia. There is a broad dorsal streak, arising at one-fifth from the base, terminating at the upper edge of the cell a little beyond the second costal spot, some of the flesh-coloured scales between this and the base are distinctly raised. There are also a few fuscous scales beyond the middle of the cell and one or two in the fold beneath them. The hindwings are shining pale bluish grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Rhus dioica.
References
- Afro Moths
- Telphusa at funet
- Bull. Liverpool Mus. 3 (1) : 3
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