''Telphusa sarcochroma'' is a
moth of the family
Gelechiidae. It is found in
Yemen (
Socotra),
Algeria,
Libya,
Tunisia,
Jordan and
Palestine
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Palestine may refer to:
* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
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The
wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are whitish flesh-colour, with slight fuscous shading and with four fuscous costal spots, the first at the base, the second at about one-sixth, the third at about the middle and the fourth at the commencement of the costal cilia. There is a broad dorsal streak, arising at one-fifth from the base, terminating at the upper edge of the cell a little beyond the second costal spot, some of the flesh-coloured scales between this and the base are distinctly raised. There are also a few fuscous scales beyond the middle of the cell and one or two in the fold beneath them. The hindwings are shining pale bluish grey.
Bull. Liverpool Mus. 3 (1) : 3
The larvae feed on '' Rhus dioica''.
References
Moths described in 1900
Telphusa
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