Thiotricha centritis

Description

Thiotricha centritis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in southern India. The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are shining pale whitish-ochreous with the apical third ochreous-orange, anteriorly suffused. There is some grey suffusion on the dorsum before the tornus and on the middle of the termen and a large round black apical dot, edged with white in the cilia, which is otherwise whitish-ochreous, around the apex with a grey median line. The hindwings are whitish-grey, with the apex slightly tinged with orange and a blackish apical dot.