Timocratica palpalis

Timocratica palpalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Timocratica
Species:	T. palpalis
Binomial name
	Timocratica palpalis; (Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia (Cryptolechia) palpalis Zeller, 1877; Stenoma auxoleuca Meyrick, 1925; Timocratica haywardi Busck, 1938;

Timocratica palpalis is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Brazil (Espirito Santo, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo), Bolivia and Argentina.^[1]

The wingspan is 56–60 mm. The forewings and hindwings are white, beneath with broad yellow-ochreous costal bands, sometimes some grey suffusion at the apex of the forewings.^[2]

Food

The larvae feed on the bark of

References

^ "Timocratica Meyrick, 1912" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Description of Stenoma auxoleuca in Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (5-7): 223

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[1] "Timocratica Meyrick, 1912" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Description of Stenoma auxoleuca in Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (5-7): 223

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