Biology:Streniastis thermaea
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Short description: Species of moth
| Streniastis thermaea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Streniastis |
| Species: | S. thermaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Streniastis thermaea (Lower, 1897)
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Streniastis thermaea is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Tasmania.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are orange yellow, deeper on the margins. There is a fine line of fuscous at the apex. The hindwings are black.[3]
References
- โ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Streniastis thermaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=105114.
- โ Savela, Markku (8 June 2014). "Streniastis thermaea (Lower, 1897)". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/dichomeridinae/streniastis/#thermaea. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- โ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2): 271.
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Wikidata ☰ Q14405842 entry
