Nothris hastata explained

Nothris hastata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in north-eastern India.[1]

The wingspan is 13–20 mm. The forewings are fuscous, the veins marked by faint pale lines and with blackish marks on the base of the costa and dorsum. There is a strong black central streak from the base to the end of cell, the lower edge with a short linear tooth on the fold, the extremity prolonged as a slender acute streak to near the apex. The hindwings are grey.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Ponomarenko . M. G. . October–November 1997 . Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia . Far Eastern Entomologist . 50 . 1–67 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020072018/http://www.biosoil.ru/fee/1997/N-050/N-050.pdf . October 20, 2013.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 152.