Biology:Thudaca orthodroma
| Thudaca orthodroma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Thudaca |
| Species: | T. orthodroma
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| Binomial name | |
| Thudaca orthodroma Meyrick, 1893
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Thudaca orthodroma is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1893. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[1]
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are golden-ochreous brown with snow-white markings. There is a streak along the costa from one-fifth to before the middle and a subcostal streak from before the middle to the costa at three-fourths, as well as a median longitudinal streak from the base to three-fourths, the lower edge emarginate in the middle, the apex bent upwards. There is also a streak along the inner margin from one-fourth to near the anal angle and an elongate blotch along the upper two-thirds of the hindmargin, and a small spot on the anal angle. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
References
- ↑ Thudaca at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (2) 7 (4): 577
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Wikidata ☰ Q14491649 entry
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