Isophrictis pallidella

Isophrictis pallidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado and Texas.[1][2]

Isophrictis pallidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Isophrictis
Species:
I. pallidella
Binomial name
Isophrictis pallidella
(Chambers, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Cleodora pallidella Chambers, 1874

Adults appear very pale gray, almost white, but under the lens it appears pale ocherous gray, with minute and indistinct pale fuscous specks.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Isophrictis Meyrick, 1917". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. The Canadian Entomologist 6 (12): 245


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