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Thiotricha nephodesma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Thiotricha
Species:	T. nephodesma
Binomial name
Thiotricha nephodesma Meyrick, 1918

Thiotricha nephodesma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Assam, India.

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are pale brownish ochreous with a very broad irregular-edged suffused somewhat oblique transverse dark fuscous band before the middle and a very fine fuscous median longitudinal line from this to near the apex. The apical third of the wing is suffused with whitish and the costal and terminal edges are shortly fuscous at about three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Thiotricha nephodesma Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
2. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 125. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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