About Telphusa perspicua (Walsingham, 1897)
Telphusa perspicua is a moth species that belongs to the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the West Indies, with confirmed records from Hispaniola, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. This species has an approximate wingspan of 13 mm. Its forewings are dark brown, heavily mottled with whitish ochreous and mixed with iridescent green reflections. The lighter-colored markings do not reach the base of the forewing, only extending to the sinuate, oblique outer edge of a distinct dark basal patch; the green metallic reflections are particularly noticeable beyond this outer margin. Below the middle of the costal margin sits a small ocelloid spot with a dark brown center; its pale upper margin is preceded by a smaller spot, and followed by a third spot placed slightly further away, which forms the outer tip of a dark brown shade. There are three patches of raised whitish-ochreous scales: the first is on the disc before the middle, and two lie below the disc, almost reaching the dorsum. Of these two lower patches, the first sits before the middle, and the second sits behind the middle. The apical portion of the forewing is heavily mottled, and holds a paler costal patch positioned one-quarter of the wing length inward from the apex. The hindwings are very transparent; the veins are marked with greyish brown, and the areas between the veins have bright steel-blue iridescence, except for the area at the apex.
