Physoptila termiticola
| Physoptila termiticola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Physoptila |
| Species: | P. termiticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Physoptila termiticola (Turner, 1926) | |
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Physoptila termiticola is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Turner in 1926. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white with fuscous markings. There is a suffused spot on the dorsum before the middle and a spot on the tornus, as well as a dot on the costa at two-fifths. A costal spot is found on four-fifths opposite another on the middle of the termen and there is a dark-fuscous apical dot. The hindwings are grey.[2]
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