Thiotricha rabida

Description

Thiotricha rabida is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in India (Assam). The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, becoming dark fuscous on the costa and with a median streak from one-fourth to the apex, and a streak from the base of the dorsum to the fold at one-third, with numerous irregular white markings: two subcostal dashes anteriorly and one on the costa before the middle, a V-shaped mark enclosing the anterior end of the median streak, irregular lines margining the streak from the base of the dorsum, four elongate marks in the disc from one-third to four-fifths, some irregular suffusion on the dorsal area beneath these, five or six marks occupying the tornal and terminal area, a short transverse mark on the costa at four-fifths, and a longitudinal mark to the costa above the apex extended into the cilia. The hindwings are pale bluish-grey.