Thiotricha rabida

Thiotricha rabida is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in Assam, India.[1]

Thiotricha rabida
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T. rabida
Binomial name
Thiotricha rabida
Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, becoming dark fuscous on the costa and with a median streak from one-fourth to the apex, and a streak from the base of the dorsum to the fold at one-third, with numerous irregular white markings: two subcostal dashes anteriorly and one on the costa before the middle, a V-shaped mark enclosing the anterior end of the median streak, irregular lines margining the streak from the base of the dorsum, four elongate marks in the disc from one-third to four-fifths, some irregular suffusion on the dorsal area beneath these, five or six marks occupying the tornal and terminal area, a short transverse mark on the costa at four-fifths, and a longitudinal mark to the costa above the apex extended into the cilia. The hindwings are pale bluish grey.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Thiotricha rabida Meyrick, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 500.


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