Thiotricha scotaea
Thiotricha scotaea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
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The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are rather dark purplish fuscous with an oblique fuscous-whitish mark towards the apex and two minute whitish dots on the costa near the apex. There is a blackish apical dot, edged posteriorly with a few whitish scales. The hindwings are rather dark grey, thinly scaled in the disc.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Thiotricha scotaea Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (2): 442.
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