Thriophora

Thriophora is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Thriophora ovulata, which is found in South Africa (Gauteng).[1][2]

Thriophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus: Thriophora
Meyrick, 1911
Species:
T. ovulata
Binomial name
Thriophora ovulata
Meyrick, 1911

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are ochreous-white, sprinkled with black points and with a rather large suffused roundish ferruginous-ochreous spot sprinkled with black in the disc at one-fifth. There are three similar spots representing the stigmata, the plical slightly before the first discal, much more irrorated with black than the others. There is also a similarly coloured terminal fascia, broadest towards the costa. Some slight irregular pale ferruginous-ochreous suffusion is scattered elsewhere about the disc. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.[3]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. Transv. Mus. 2 (4) : 231 Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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