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Tonica terasella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Tonica
Species:	T. terasella
Binomial name
Tonica terasella Walker, 1864
Synonyms
Tonica teratella Meyrick, 1922

Tonica terasella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found on Borneo.

Adults are testaceous cinereous, the forewings thinly and minutely speckled with brown. There are two minute brown streaks near the base and a few minute tufts of oblique scales.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Tonica terasella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku. "Tonica terasella Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 788 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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