Timocratica meridionalis

Timocratica meridionalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Timocratica
Species: T. meridionalis
Binomial name
Timocratica meridionalis
Becker, 1982

Timocratica meridionalis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Becker in 1982. It is found in Brazil (Paraná, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia and Paraguay.[1]

The wingspan is 23-28 mm for males and 26-30 mm for females. The forewings are light fuscous with the basal half between R and the costa whitish. The costa is ochreous to ferruginous and the apex, termen, tornus, and oblique fasciae are ferruginous brown. The fold has ochreous scales. The hindwings are golden-ochreous.[2]

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