Thudaca calliphrontis

Thudaca calliphrontis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1893. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.^[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, posteriorly irrorated with black between the veins and with the markings snow-white. The costal edge is blackish near the base and there is a narrow suffusion along the middle third of the costa, as well as a moderate streak from the costa near the base beneath the costa to the costa again before the apex, posteriorly emitting two slender branches from the upper edge. A moderate irregular median longitudinal streak is found from the base to the hindmargin above the middle, constricted at one-third, the lower edge with triangular projections before and after the constriction, narrowly interrupted at three-fourths, bent upwards posteriorly, furcate at the apex. There is a cloudy streak of mixed white and blackish scales along the inner margin from the base to the anal angle. The hindwings are whitish-grey.^[2]

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