Hemiarcha tetrasticta is a moth in 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]

Hemiarcha tetrasticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hemiarcha
Species:
H. tetrasticta
Binomial name
Hemiarcha tetrasticta
Turner, 1919

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are whitish-brown more or less suffused with fuscous and with four conspicuous dark-fuscous spots, a median spot at one-sixth, the first discal at one-third, the plical before the first discal and the second discal before two-thirds. The hindwings are pale-grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 132   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.