Thioscelis fuscata

Thioscelis fuscata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Thioscelis
Species:
T. fuscata
Binomial name
Thioscelis fuscata
Duckworth, 1967

Thioscelis fuscata is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by W. Donald Duckworth in 1967. It is found in Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 46 mm. The forewings are dark brown, lighter on the costa basally, the median third with ill-defined black spotting. There is a subterminal transverse line consisting of a faint series of black dots and the terminal line is barely distinguishable. The hindwings are dark brown to black.[2]

References

  1. ^ Thioscelis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 123 (3620): 7 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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