Thymosopha
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| Genus: | Thymosopha Meyrick, 1914
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| Species: | T. antileuca
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| Thymosopha antileuca Meyrick, 1914
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Thymosopha is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Thymosopha antileuca, which is found in South Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with slight purple gloss and a triangular white blotch on the dorsum before the middle, its apex almost touching the costa at one-fourth. There is a smaller triangular white blotch on the costa at three-fourths, reaching half across the wing. The hindwings are grey.[3]
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Categories:
- Endemic moths of South Africa
- Gelechiinae
- Gelechiinae stubs