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Himotica thyrsitis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Himotica Meyrick, 1912

Himotica thyrsitis is a moth in the Depressariidae family, and the only species in the genus Himotica. It was described by Meyrick in 1912 and is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish with the upper part of the cell posteriorly, and the whole space between the cell and termen except towards the costa suffused with light brownish-ochreous, with more or less pale streaks on the veins, and some dark fuscous suffusion between the veins, especially posteriorly. There is a fuscous marginal line around the apex. The hindwings are grey, the costa whitish-suffused to the apex.

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Himotica thyrsitis Wikipedia