| Thiotricha scotaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Thiotricha |
| Species: | T. scotaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Thiotricha scotaea Meyrick, 1908 | |
Thiotricha scotaea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.
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.
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.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Thiotricha scotaea | |
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