Stenolechia trichaspis explained

Stenolechia trichaspis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Kashmir and Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are white irregularly irrorated fuscous and with the markings blackish-fuscous. There are elongate spots on the costatowards the base, before the middle, and at two-thirds, as well as a small spot beneath the fold near the base. There are suffused spots representing the stigmata, the plical beneath the first discal. There is also a suffused spot on the tornus and one at the apex, as well as a cloudy blackish dot in the disc towards the apex. The hindwings are pale bluish-grey.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/stenolechia/ Stenolechia at funet
  2. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid02meyr#page/131/mode/1up Exotic Microlep. 2 (5): 131