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Thiotricha dissobola

(Thiotricha dissobola)

Description

Thiotricha dissobola is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1935. It is found in Taiwan. The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are whitish, tinged grey posteriorly and with the apical area grey, including an oblique white darker-edged streak from the costa at one-fourth, and a longer more oblique streak from the tornus projecting beyond it in the disc. There is a white terminal streak. The hindwings are grey with a minute black apical dot.

Taxonomic tree:

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