Thudaca circumdatella

Thudaca circumdatella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

Thudaca circumdatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Thudaca
Species:
T. circumdatella
Binomial name
Thudaca circumdatella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Tonza circumdatella Walker, 1864

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are snow white with a suffused brownish-ochreous streak along the basal half of the costa, attenuated and very indistinct posteriorly. There is a straight brownish-orange subdorsal streak from the base to the anal angle, the upper edge with short triangular projection near the extremity. The hindwings are ochreous-grey whitish.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Thudaca circumdatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (2) 7 (4): 571


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