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Thomictis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tineidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
T. ephorista

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Thomictis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Thomictis ephorista, which is found in Guyana.

The wingspan is 8-10 mm. The forewings are elongate and dark bronzy-fuscous with a broad ochreous-whitish median streak gradually dilated from the base to the termen. The hindwings are brassy-grey.

References

Thomictis Wikipedia