Isophrictis trimaculella

Isophrictis trimaculella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Isophrictis
Species:	I. trimaculella
Binomial name
	Isophrictis trimaculella; (Chambers, 1874)
Synonyms
	Anarsia trimaculella Chambers, 1874; Ypsolophus touceyellus Busck, 1903;

Isophrictis trimaculella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky and Texas.^[1]^[2]

The forewings are ochreous, suffused and dusted with brown and with a small dark brown spot on the fold before the middle. There is also a larger one at the middle of the disc and one at its end. Some scattered dark brown scales are found along the base of the dorsal cilia, near the apex.^[3]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Isophrictis Meyrick, 1917". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
^ The Canadian Entomologist 6 (12): 243 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Isophrictis Meyrick, 1917". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2017.

[2] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

[3] The Canadian Entomologist 6 (12): 243 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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