Thioscelis directrix

Thioscelis directrix is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in Peru, Bolivia and Costa Rica.[1]

Thioscelis directrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Thioscelis
Species:
T. directrix
Binomial name
Thioscelis directrix
Meyrick, 1909

The wingspan is 62–63 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, paler and whitish tinged towards the costa anteriorly and with the costal edge ochreous brown. There are some ill-defined small blackish dots towards the costa on the median third, and two or three somewhat larger before the apex of the wing, a subterminal series of several very undefined blackish dots on the costal half of the wing and a series of undefined blackish dots or marks along the termen. The hindwings are light or rather dark fuscous, more or less yellow tinged towards the costa posteriorly.[2]

References
  1. Thioscelis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1909 (1): 30 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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