Isophrictis trimaculella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky and Texas.[1][2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Isophrictis |
Species: | I. trimaculella
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Binomial name | |
Isophrictis trimaculella (Chambers, 1874)
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The forewings are ochreous, suffused and dusted with brown and with a small dark brown spot on the fold before the middle. There is also a larger one at the middle of the disc and one at its end. Some scattered dark brown scales are found along the base of the dorsal cilia, near the apex.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Isophrictis Meyrick, 1917". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ The Canadian Entomologist 6 (12): 243 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.