Telphusa atomatma
Telphusa atomatma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in India (Punjab).[1]
| Telphusa atomatma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Telphusa |
| Species: | T. atomatma |
| Binomial name | |
| Telphusa atomatma (Meyrick, 1932) | |
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The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish, with the tips of the scales dark grey, forming a fine slightly irregular transverse striolation. The markings are obscure, formed by blackish-grey irroration. There is some irregular basal clouding, with cloudy spots on the costa at two-fifths and two-thirds, some suffusion in the median area of the disc, and a patch occupying the apical fourth. The costal edge is suffused whitish at about one-fourth and the middle. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed within galls made on the branches of Tamarix dioica.[2]
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