Thiotricha orthiastis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in the Punjab region of what was British India.[1]

Thiotricha orthiastis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Thiotricha
Species:
T. orthiastis
Binomial name
Thiotricha orthiastis
Meyrick, 1905

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a broad ochreous-white streak occupying the costal half from the base, from the middle onwards gradually attenuated and leaving the costal edge, not quite reaching the apex. There is a fine white strigula between this and the apical fifth of the costa and there is a black apical mark. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Thiotricha orthiastis Meyrick, 1905". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 16 (4): 591.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.