Tonica terasella

Tonica terasella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Tonica
Species: T. terasella
Binomial name
Tonica terasella
Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Tonica teratella Meyrick, 1922

Tonica terasella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864.[1] It is found on Borneo.[2]

Adults are testaceous-cinereous, the forewings thinly and minutely speckled with brown. There are two minute brown streaks near the base and a few minute tufts of oblique scales.[3]

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