Thiotricha tetraphala

(Thiotricha tetraphala)

Description

Thiotricha tetraphala is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is endemic to New Zealand. The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are light grey, somewhat irrorated with grey-whitish in the disc. There are three dark grey spots, the first basal, the second triangular, in the disc before the middle, the third larger, oblong, beyond middle and resting on the submedian fold. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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