''Thiotricha orthiastis'' is a

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of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in the

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region of what was British India. The

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is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a broad ochreous-white streak occupying the costal half from the base, from the middle onwards gradually attenuated and leaving the costal edge, not quite reaching the apex. There is a fine white strigula between this and the apical fifth of the costa and there is a black apical mark. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly.''Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society''. 16 (4): 591.

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Moths described in 1905 Thiotricha Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Thiotrichinae-stub