Biology:Thomictis
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Short description: Genus of moths
Thomictis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Thomictis Meyrick, 1920 |
Species: | T. ephorista
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Binomial name | |
Thomictis ephorista Meyrick, 1920
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Thomictis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.[1] It contains only one species, Thomictis ephorista, which is found in Guyana.
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are elongate and dark bronzy-fuscous with a broad ochreous-whitish median streak gradually dilated from the base to the termen. The hindwings are brassy-grey.[2]
References
- ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
- ↑ Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1-5, Mar. 1912-Nov. 1937 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q7795639 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomictis.
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