Tornodoxa paraleptopalta

Tornodoxa paraleptopalta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Tornodoxa
Species:	T. paraleptopalta
Binomial name
	Tornodoxa paraleptopalta; Ueda, 2012

Tornodoxa paraleptopalta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ueda in 2012.[1] It is found in Japan[2] (Honshu, Kyushu).

The forewings are whitish, irregularly tinged with pale brownish grey and scattered with fuscous scales. The dorsal half is tinged with pale brownish grey. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
Tornodoxa at funet
Ueda, T., 2012: Four new species of the tribe Chelariini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Japan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 63(2): 79-86.

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] Tornodoxa at funet

[3] Ueda, T., 2012: Four new species of the tribe Chelariini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Japan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 63(2): 79-86.