Timocratica xanthosoma

Timocratica xanthosoma is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1913. It is found in Panama, Colombia and French Guiana.[1]

Timocratica xanthosoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Timocratica
Species:
T. xanthosoma
Binomial name
Timocratica xanthosoma
(Dognin, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Stenoma xanthosoma Dognin, 1913
  • Stenoma sacra Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 35 mm. The forewings are snow white and the hindwings are white.[2]

Subspecies
  • Timocratica xanthosoma xanthosoma (French Guiana)
  • Timocratica xanthosoma leucocephala Becker, 1982 (Panama, Colombia)

References
  1. "Timocratica Meyrick, 1912" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Description of Stenoma sacra in Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (7): 209


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