Thudaca monolechria
| Thudaca monolechria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Thudaca |
| Species: | T. monolechria
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| Binomial name | |
| Thudaca monolechria Turner, 1947
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Thudaca monolechria is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are shining white with orange-yellow markings. There is a broad costal streak from the base almost to the apex, leaving the costal edge white. There is also a dorsal streak throughout and a line from the apex to three-fourths of the dorsum. The hindwings are whitish grey.[2]
References[]
- ^ Thudaca at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 72 (3-4): 152
Categories:
- Moths described in 1947
- Thudaca
- Depressariidae stubs