Thomictis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.[1] It contains only one species, Thomictis ephorista, which is found in Guyana.

Thomictis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Thomictis
Meyrick, 1920
Species:
T. ephorista
Binomial name
Thomictis ephorista
Meyrick, 1920

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are elongate and dark bronzy-fuscous with a broad ochreous-whitish median streak gradually dilated from the base to the termen. The hindwings are brassy-grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
  2. ^ Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1-5, Mar. 1912-Nov. 1937   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.