Peritornenta thyellia

Peritornenta thyellia is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.[1]

Peritornenta thyellia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Peritornenta
Species:
P. thyellia
Binomial name
Peritornenta thyellia
(Meyrick, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Peritorneuta thyellia Meyrick, 1902

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are pale flesh color with numerous more or less distinct dark fuscous dots, arranged in irregular transverse series. There is an indistinct pre-tornal spot of grey suffusion. The hindwings are whitish ochreous or pale yellowish, generally more or less fuscous tinged.[2]

References
  1. Peritornenta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 26: 162


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