Tonica malthacodes
Tonica malthacodes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, the costal edge infuscated towards one-fourth and the plical stigma represented by a large tuft of scales. There are three or four dots of raised fuscous and dark fuscous scales beneath the costa posteriorly and the apical edge is infuscated. The hindwings are whitish.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tonica malthacodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- Tonica at funet
- Exot. Microlep. 1 (8): 226
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