Biology:Theisoa multifasciella

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Short description: Species of moth

Theisoa multifasciella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Theisoa
Species:
T. multifasciella
Binomial name
Theisoa multifasciella
Chambers, 1875

Theisoa multifasciella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas .[1][2]

The base of the forewings is brownish red. The forewings are banded with alternate wide fasciae of white and brownish red, the brownish-red fascia being margined rather narrowly behind with dark brown. Including the brownish red on the base of the wings, there are four fasciae of that hue and three white ones and the tip of the wing is also white. The hindwings are pale grayish fuscous.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Theisoa Chambers, 1874". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anomologinae/theisoa/. Retrieved October 30, 2017. 
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. The Canadian Entomologist 7 (5): 93 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q14481299 entry