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Physoptila termiticola

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Physoptila

Physoptila termiticola is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Turner in 1926. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white with fuscous markings. There is a suffused spot on the dorsum before the middle and a spot on the tornus, as well as a dot on the costa at two-fifths. A costal spot is found on four-fifths opposite another on the middle of the termen and there is a dark-fuscous apical dot. The hindwings are grey.

References

Physoptila termiticola Wikipedia