Thymosopha

Thymosopha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Subfamily:	Gelechiinae
Genus:	Thymosopha; Meyrick, 1914
Species:	T. antileuca
Binomial name
	Thymosopha antileuca; Meyrick, 1914

Thymosopha is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Thymosopha antileuca, which is found in South Africa.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with slight purple gloss and a triangular white blotch on the dorsum before the middle, its apex almost touching the costa at one-fourth. There is a smaller triangular white blotch on the costa at three-fourths, reaching half across the wing. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

References

^ funet.fi
^ Afro Moths
^ Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8) : 245 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] unet.fi

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10 (8) : 245 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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