Thymosopha

Thymosopha is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Thymosopha antileuca, which is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Thymosopha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus: Thymosopha
Meyrick, 1914
Species:
T. antileuca
Binomial name
Thymosopha antileuca
Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with slight purple gloss and a triangular white blotch on the dorsum before the middle, its apex almost touching the costa at one-fourth. There is a smaller triangular white blotch on the costa at three-fourths, reaching half across the wing. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8) : 245 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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