Peritornenta thyellia

Peritornenta thyellia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Peritornenta
Species:	P. thyellia
Binomial name
	Peritornenta thyellia; (Meyrick, 1902)
Synonyms
	Peritorneuta thyellia Meyrick, 1902;

Peritornenta thyellia is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.^[1]

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are pale flesh-color with numerous more or less distinct dark fuscous dots, arranged in irregular transverse series. There is an indistinct pre-tornal spot of grey suffusion. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous or pale yellowish, generally more or less fuscous-tinged.^[2]

References

^ Peritornenta at funet.fi.
^ Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 26 : 162

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[1] Peritornenta at funet.fi.

[2] Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 26 : 162

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