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Thomictis

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

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Thomictis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Thomictis
Meyrick, 1920
Species:
T. ephorista
Binomial name
Thomictis ephorista
Meyrick, 1920

Thomictis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.1 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.2

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References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
  2. Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1-5, Mar. 1912-Nov. 1937 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.