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Thymosopha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Subfamily:	Gelechiinae
Genus:	Thymosopha Meyrick, 1914
Species:	T. antileuca
Binomial name
Thymosopha antileuca Meyrick, 1914

Thymosopha is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Thymosopha antileuca, which is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with slight purple gloss and a triangular white blotch on the dorsum before the middle, its apex almost touching the costa at one-fourth. There is a smaller triangular white blotch on the costa at three-fourths, reaching half across the wing. The hindwings are grey.

References

1. funet.fi
2. Afro Moths
3. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8) : 245 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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