Peritornenta thyellia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Peritornenta
Species:
P. thyellia
Binomial name
Peritornenta thyellia
(Meyrick, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Peritorneuta thyellia Meyrick, 1902

Peritornenta thyellia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 16โ€“18 mm. The forewings are pale flesh color with numerous more or less distinct dark fuscous dots, arranged in irregular transverse series. There is an indistinct pre-tornal spot of grey suffusion. The hindwings are whitish ochreous or pale yellowish, generally more or less fuscous tinged.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Peritornenta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. โ†‘ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26: 162 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.