Thiotricha pontifera

Thiotricha pontifera is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934. It is found in Korea, Japan[1] and Russia.

Thiotricha pontifera
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T. pontifera
Binomial name
Thiotricha pontifera
Meyrick, 1934
Synonyms
  • Polyhymno pontifera

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are fuscous, becoming darker on the posterior half. There is a narrow white streak along the median third of the costa, attenuated anteriorly and there is also a broad ochreous-white longitudinal band occupying the wing except the costal third and a dorsal streak from near the base to the middle, cut by a very oblique streak of ground colour beyond the middle, and a very oblique posterior line acutely angulated near the dorsum, some yellowish tinge between these. An oblique white striga is found from the costa at three-fourths and there is a white dot on the costa before the apex, extended into the cilia. There is also an obscure dark fuscous apical dot. The hindwings are grey with a cloudy whitish dot in the apical projection.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Thiotricha pontifera Meyrick, 1932". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (7): 196.


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