Pedois tripunctella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[1]

Pedois tripunctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Pedois
Species:
P. tripunctella
Binomial name
Pedois tripunctella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia tripunctella Walker, 1864

Adults are brown, but cinereous (ash grey) beneath. The forewings are rounded at the tips, with three black points in the disk. The first point is found before the middle and the second is found behind the first, the third beyond the middle. The costa is convex towards the base and the exterior border is slightly convex, very obliquely. The hindwings are cinereous, tinged with aeneous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pedois tripunctella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 757   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.