Biology:Thelosia truvena

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Short description: Species of moth

Thelosia truvena
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Apatelodidae
Genus: Thelosia
Species:
T. truvena
Binomial name
Thelosia truvena
Schaus, 1896[1]

Thelosia truvena is a moth in the Apatelodidae family.[2] It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in Brazil (São Paulo).[3]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are brownish grey, finely speckled with darker scales. There is a straight brown basal line, followed by a brownish shade. There is also a minute brown spot in the cell, followed by a straight brown line. The hindwings are light fawn with two very indistinct transverse brownish lines.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Thelosia truvena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=69107. 
  2. Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2 December 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (in en). Biodiversity Data Journal 6: Supplementary material: checklist. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 5904559. https://bdj.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=22236. Retrieved 4 September 2022. 
  3. Journal of the New York Entomological Society

Wikidata ☰ Q13477752 entry