Isophrictis tophella

Isophrictis tophella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Isophrictis
Species:	I. tophella
Binomial name
	Isophrictis tophella; (Walsingham, 1888)
Synonyms
	Cleodora tophella Walsingham, 1888;

Isophrictis tophella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1888. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona and New Mexico.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are dull ashy brown, with a considerable sprinkling of brighter (more reddish brown) scales. The tips of the scales about the apical margin and cilia are paler and give a speckled appearance to the end of the wing. The hindwings are brownish cinereous.[3]

References

"Isophrictis". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
"Moth Photographers Group – Isophrictis tophella – 1704". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
United States. Bureau of Entomology (17 April 1888). "Insect life". Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office. Retrieved 17 April 2018 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] "Isophrictis". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

[2] "Moth Photographers Group – Isophrictis tophella – 1704". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

[3] United States. Bureau of Entomology (17 April 1888). "Insect life". Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office. Retrieved 17 April 2018 – via Internet Archive.