Streniastis thermaea

Streniastis thermaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Streniastis
Species:	S. thermaea
Binomial name
	Streniastis thermaea; (Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
	Paltodora thermaea Lower, 1897;

Streniastis thermaea is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Tasmania.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are orange yellow, deeper on the margins. There is a fine line of fuscous at the apex. The hindwings are black.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Streniastis thermaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
Savela, Markku (8 June 2014). "Streniastis thermaea (Lower, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2): 271.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Streniastis thermaea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku (8 June 2014). "Streniastis thermaea (Lower, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

[3] Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2): 271.