''Telphusa alexandriacella'' is a

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of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in

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, where it has been recorded from

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. The forewings are grey, mottled with dark brown spots and with a few small white spots. An irregular white fascia, angulated in the middle towards the apex, crosses the wing at the beginning of the cilia. The apex is dark brown, with a row of small white spots around the base of the cilia, which themselves are pale luteous, dusted with dark brown. The hindwings pale fuscous.Can. Ent. 4 (8): 149

References

Moths described in 1872 Telphusa {{Litini-stub