Pessograptis thalamias

Pessograptis thalamias is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1923.[1] It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[2]

Pessograptis thalamias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Pessograptis
Species:
P. thalamias
Binomial name
Pessograptis thalamias
Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are grey speckled whitish, with some scattered black scales posteriorly. There are four semi-oval darker spots on the anterior two-thirds of the costa separated by white marks, the first three edged beneath with blackish irroration and then by small pale ochreous marks, the second of these terminated by a dark grey tuft, beneath this a similar tuft on the fold preceded by pale ochreous. There are irregular transverse blotches in the disc before the middle and at two-thirds, partly edged white, marked with dashes of black irroration in the middle and on the lower edge, and with pale ochreous dots beneath the middle. Two short black dashes are found towards the costa beyond the middle and there are indistinct marginal marks of blackish irroration around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are hyaline, with the veins, apical third and termen suffused dark grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pessograptis thalamias". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Pessograptis at funet
  3. Exot. Microlep. 3 (1-2): 30


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