''Nothris hastata'' is a

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in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in north-eastern

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. The

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is 13–20 mm. The forewings are fuscous, the veins marked by faint pale lines and with blackish marks on the base of the costa and dorsum. There is a strong black central streak from the base to the end of cell, the lower edge with a short linear tooth on the fold, the extremity prolonged as a slender acute streak to near the apex. The hindwings are grey.Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923)
''Exotic Microlepidoptera''. 2: 152.
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References

Moths described in 1918 Chelariini {{Chelariini-stub