Telphusa nephelaspis
Telphusa nephelaspis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in north-western India.[1]
| Telphusa nephelaspis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Telphusa |
| Species: | T. nephelaspis |
| Binomial name | |
| Telphusa nephelaspis Meyrick, 1926 | |
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish irrorated dark grey and with a dark grey rounded patch extending over the dorsum from near the base to the middle and reaching three-fourth across the wing, its upper edge including a blackish raised spot. The first discal stigma forms a very oblique black bar, the second a black dot and there are three irregular dark grey spots before the termen and apex. The hindwings are grey, thinly scaled and pellucid in the disc and towards the base.[2]
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