''Telphusa nigrifasciata'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. The

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is 14–17 mm. The forewings are ochreous-grey with a dark grey basal fascia, extended to the base on the costa. There are two scale tufts anteriorly, with a yellowish-white scale tuft beyond it. There is also a dark grey costal patch, with several scale tufts with yellow margins parallel to this.Insecta Koreana 9 : 19
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References

Moths described in 1992 Telphusa {{Litini-stub