Haplochela trigonota

Description

Haplochela trigonota is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1911. It is found in Mexico, Panama, Guyana and Brazil. The wingspan is 16–21 mm. The forewings are shining, fawn-ochreous, mottled with darker and paler shades of umber-brown, with some fuscous scaling at the base. There is a conspicuous flap of scales at the start of the cell and a large triangular patch on the middle of the costa, consisting of two shades of umber-brown, with some dark fuscous, preceded and followed by small costal spots of the same colour. Below it, towards the dorsum near to the base, are a few raised scales of umber-brown. The outer third of the wing, except towards the costa, is much shaded with umber-brown, mottled, especially along the termen, with dark fuscous. The hindwings are greyish brown.