Telosphrantis

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Telosphrantis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Choreutidae
Genus:
Telosphrantis

Meyrick, 1932
Species:
T. aethiopica
Binomial name
Telosphrantis aethiopica
Meyrick, 1932 [1]

Telosphrantis is a genus of moths in the family Choreutidae, containing only one species, Telosphrantis aethiopica, which is known from Ethiopia.

The length of the forewings is about 7 mm. The head is brown with some buff scales mixed in. The thorax is brown and the forewings are unicolorous dark brown or fuscous, with one narrow buff mark on the costal margin. The hindwings are unicolorous fuscous.

Taxonomy

The genus was described and placed in the family Yponomeutidae by Edward Meyrickin 1932. The genus and species was not studied again until Clarke examined specimens at the British Museum in 1965 and selected a lectotype. Clarke retained the species in Yponomeutidae. Study of the type and syntypes led to a transfer to the family Choreutidae. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "choreutidae.lifedesks.org". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. ↑ "Telosphrantis aethiopica Meyrick transferred to Choreutidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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