Thiotricha atractodes

Thiotricha atractodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Thiotricha atractodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Thiotricha
Species:
T. atractodes
Binomial name
Thiotricha atractodes
Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish with the dorsal area grey within a yellow-whitish streak along the fold, the dorsum whitish towards the base and the extreme costal edge dark fuscous anteriorly. There is a grey subcostal line from the base to a grey patch occupying the apical half of the wing, including a light orange upcurved streak from above the tornus to the apex, and a similar terminal streak meeting it at the extremities. There is also a round black apical dot preceded on the costa by a small white dot. The hindwings are grey with a small black apical dot preceded by whitish.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (7 February 2019). "Thiotricha atractodes Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (16): 502.


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