Tornodoxa paraleptopalta

Tornodoxa paraleptopalta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ueda in 2012.[1] It is found in Japan[2] (Honshu, Kyushu).

Tornodoxa paraleptopalta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Tornodoxa
Species:
T. paraleptopalta
Binomial name
Tornodoxa paraleptopalta
Ueda, 2012

The forewings are whitish, irregularly tinged with pale brownish grey and scattered with fuscous scales. The dorsal half is tinged with pale brownish grey. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Tornodoxa at funet
  3. Ueda, T., 2012: Four new species of the tribe Chelariini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Japan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 63(2): 79-86.


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