Physoptila termiticola

Physoptila termiticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Physoptila
Species: P. termiticola
Binomial name
Physoptila termiticola
(Turner, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Aenicteria termiticola Turner, 1926

Physoptila termiticola is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Turner in 1926. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white with fuscous markings. There is a suffused spot on the dorsum before the middle and a spot on the tornus, as well as a dot on the costa at two-fifths. A costal spot is found on four-fifths opposite another on the middle of the termen and there is a dark-fuscous apical dot. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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