Tonica terasella
Tonica terasella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found on Borneo.[2]
| Tonica terasella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Tonica |
| Species: | T. terasella |
| Binomial name | |
| Tonica terasella Walker, 1864 | |
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Adults are testaceous cinereous, the forewings thinly and minutely speckled with brown. There are two minute brown streaks near the base and a few minute tufts of oblique scales.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tonica terasella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- Savela, Markku. "Tonica terasella Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 788
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