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Timocratica xanthosoma

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Species of moth

Timocratica xanthosoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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.

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

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
Taxon identifiers
Timocratica xanthosoma


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