Thudaca circumdatella
Thudaca circumdatella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Thudaca |
| Species: | T. circumdatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Thudaca circumdatella (Walker, 1864) | |
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The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are snow white with a suffused brownish-ochreous streak along the basal half of the costa, attenuated and very indistinct posteriorly. There is a straight brownish-orange subdorsal streak from the base to the anal angle, the upper edge with short triangular projection near the extremity. The hindwings are ochreous-grey whitish.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Thudaca circumdatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (2) 7 (4): 571
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