Tonica terasella

Tonica terasella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Tonica
Species:
T. terasella
Binomial name
Tonica terasella
Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Tonica teratella Meyrick, 1922

Tonica terasella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found on Borneo.[2]

Adults are testaceous cinereous, the forewings thinly and minutely speckled with brown. There are two minute brown streaks near the base and a few minute tufts of oblique scales.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Tonica terasella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Tonica terasella Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  3. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 788 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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