Nothris mesophracta

Nothris mesophracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Nothris
Species:	N. mesophracta
Binomial name
	Nothris mesophracta; Turner, 1919
Synonyms
	Mesophleps mesophracta ; Xerometra mesophracta ;

"Nothris" mesophracta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Australia (Victoria, Tasmania).^[1]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are whitish with a few fuscous scales mostly on the veins and a broad median dark-fuscous streak from the base to the apex, and prolonged through the cilia. The hindwings are whitish-grey.^[2]

References edit

^ Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.
^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 166 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Li, H.-h. & K. Sattler, 2012: A taxonomic revision of the genus Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 3373: 1-82.

[2] Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 166 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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