Thiotricha balanopa

Thiotricha balanopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Thiotricha
Species: T. balanopa
Binomial name
Thiotricha balanopa
Meyrick, 1918

Thiotricha balanopa is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in India (Assam) and on Borneo.[1]

The wingspan is 8-11 mm. The forewings are shining white with a cloudy fuscous spot above the tornus emitting an oblique strigula. There are two oblique dark fuscous strigulte from the costa near the apex and an oval or elongate black apical spot. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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