| Peritornenta thyellia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Peritornenta |
| Species: | P. thyellia |
| Binomial name | |
| Peritornenta thyellia (Meyrick, 1902) | |
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Peritornenta thyellia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.[1]
The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are pale flesh color with numerous more or less distinct dark fuscous dots, arranged in irregular transverse series. There is an indistinct pre-tornal spot of grey suffusion. The hindwings are whitish ochreous or pale yellowish, generally more or less fuscous tinged.[2]
References
- ↑ Peritornenta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ↑ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26: 162
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