Telphusa iosticta

(Telphusa iosticta)

Description

Telphusa iosticta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are white with an elongate black spot on the base of the costa, and a dot at the base below it. There is a triangular blackish blotch occupying the median third of the costa and reaching the fold, the discal stigmata forming small ferruginous spots, the first within and the second beyond its margin, an additional spot beneath the second. There is also a dark grey spot with the apex including a ferruginous mark, the costa and termen around it marked with large black dots. The hindwings are light grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Telphusa
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