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Thema protogramma
Adult T. protogramma photographed in Aranda, Australian Capital Territory
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Thema
Species:	T. protogramma
Binomial name
Thema protogramma (Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
Pleurota protogramma Meyrick, 1884 Pleurota crassinervis Meyrick, 1884

Thema protogramma is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1884 and is endemic to Australia. Adults are variable in appearance, but the palpi are distinctive, having a fringe of long hairs underneath that is even in length throughout.

References

1. ^ "Species Thema protogramma (Meyrick, 1884)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
2. Turner, A. Jefferis (1939). "Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Oecophoridae. VIII". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 64. Linnean Society of New South Wales: 62–63 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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