Thiotricha hemiphaea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
| Thiotricha hemiphaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Thiotricha |
| Species: | T. hemiphaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Thiotricha hemiphaea Turner, 1919
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The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are grey, towards the base suffused with silvery white except for a long dorsal wedge, broadest at the base. There is a white costal dot at five-sixths and black dots on the apex and mid-termen, edged anteriorly with white. The hindwings are grey with an apical fuscous dot.[2]
References edit
- ^ funet.fi
- ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 118
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