Peritornenta thyellia

Peritornenta thyellia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Peritornenta
Species: P. thyellia
Binomial name
Peritornenta thyellia
(Meyrick, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Peritorneuta thyellia Meyrick, 1902

Peritornenta thyellia is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are pale flesh color with numerous more or less distinct dark fuscous dots, arranged in irregular transverse series. There is an indistinct pre-tornal spot of grey suffusion. The hindwings are whitish ochreous or pale yellowish, generally more or less fuscous tinged.[2]

References

  1. Peritornenta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26: 162


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