Telosphrantis
| Telosphrantis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Genus: | Telosphrantis Meyrick, 1932 |
| Species: | T. aethiopica |
| Binomial name | |
| Telosphrantis aethiopica Meyrick, 1932[1] | |
Telosphrantis is a genus of moths in the Choreutidae family, containing only one species, Telosphrantis aethiopica, which is known from Ethiopia.
The length of the forewings is about 7 mm. The head is brown with some buff scales mixed in. The thorax is brown and the forewings are unicolorous dark brown or fuscous, with one narrow buff mark on the costal margin. The hindwings are unicolorous fuscous.
Taxonomy
The genus was described and placed in the family Yponomeutidae by Meyrick in 1932. The genus and species was not studied again until Clarke examined specimens at the British Museum in 1965 and selected a lectotype. Clarke retained the species in Yponomeutidae. Study of the type and syntypes led to a transfer to the Choreutidae family.[2]
References
- ↑ "choreutidae.lifedesks.org". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "Telosphrantis aethiopica Meyrick transferred to Choreutidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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