Timocratica philomela

Timocratica philomela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Timocratica
Species: T. philomela
Binomial name
Timocratica philomela
(Meyrick, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Stenoma philomela Meyrick, 1925

Timocratica philomela is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are white and the hindwings are yellow-whitish-grey, with the apical edge yellow. The forewings beneath are suffused light yellowish except towards the dorsum, towards the costa suffused ochreous-orange, the apical edge suffused dark grey. The hindwings beneath are suffused yellowish towards the costa.[2]

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