Idiophantis carpotoma

Idiophantis carpotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Idiophantis
Species:	I. carpotoma
Binomial name
Idiophantis carpotoma Meyrick, 1916

Idiophantis carpotoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in southern India. ^[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with the bases of the scales pale greyish ochreous and two yellow semi-oval dorsal blotches reaching halfway across the wing, the first about one-third, the second on the tornal area. There is a fulvous-yellow line from three-fifths of the costa to the posterior extremity of the second blotch, right angled in the disc, edged with black posteriorly towards the extremities, followed by a leaden streak from the costa, black edged posteriorly towards the costa, expanded beneath into a coppery-tinged spot filling the tornal prominence and marked with a black dot at its apex. The apical prominence beyond this is ferruginous yellow, cut by a short oblique white line near its base, continued along the lower margin to the apex. The hindwings are light grey. ^[2]

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (November 9, 2018). "Idiophantis carpotoma Meyrick, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
2. Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (18): 567. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .