Physoptila termiticola explained

Physoptila termiticola is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1926. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white with fuscous markings. There is a suffused spot on the dorsum before the middle and a spot on the tornus, as well as a dot on the costa at two-fifths. A costal spot is found on four-fifths opposite another on the middle of the termen and there is a dark-fuscous apical dot. The hindwings are grey.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/physoptilinae/physoptila/ funet.fi
  2. https://archive.org/stream/TransactionsRoy50Roya#page/143/mode/1up Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 50 : 143