Tosca pollostella

Tosca pollostella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Tosca
Species:	T. pollostella
Binomial name
	Tosca pollostella; (Busck, 1906)
Synonyms
	Evippe pollostella Busck, 1906;

Tosca pollostella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1906. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 5.5–6 mm. The forewings are ochreous white, heavily overlaid with dark fuscous scales, which in some places aggregate into blackish spots irregularly sprinkled over the wing. The hindwings are dark fuscous.^[3]

References

^ "Tosca Heinrich, 1920" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 30 (1465): 725

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[1] "Tosca Heinrich, 1920" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[2] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

[3] Proceedings of the United States National Museum 30 (1465): 725

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