Puneet Varma (Editor)

Theisoa constrictella

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Theisoa

Theisoa constrictella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1873. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas to Florida, north to Maryland and Kentucky.

The basal third of the forewings is brown, edged with black distally. The remainder of the wing is paler brown with a yellowish antemedial line and blackish triangle half-way along the costa, bordered distally by a yellowish wedge. There is a black discal dot near the middle of the wing.

The larvae feed on Ulmus species.

References

Theisoa constrictella Wikipedia