Tonica peripsacas

(Tonica peripsacas)

Description

Tonica peripsacas is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1966. It is found on Sulawesi. The wingspan is about 31 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, slightly suffused with fuscous grey and dark fuscous markings. The hindwings are pale ochreous, densely dusted with pale grey and along all veins dusted with darker fuscous. The extreme base is white, separated by a transverse oblique dark fuscous line.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Tonica
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