''Polyhymno deuteraula'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...

. It was described by

Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Ed ...

in 1914. It is found in

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and

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(

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). The

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is about 9 mm. The forewings are rather dark bronzy ochreous fuscous with a moderate shining white median streak from the base to four-fifths, the lower edge straight to nearly two-thirds, then sinuate to the pointed apex. There is a white line almost from the base along the costa to the middle, then very obliquely to just beyond the apex of the median streak. A rather narrow white subdorsal streak is found from the base to just beyond the apex of the median streak, cut by a fine very oblique fuscous line on the tornus, and its posterior edge irregular above this. There is also a light ochreous-yellow apical patch connecting the costal line and the subdorsal streak. A white oblique strigula is found from the costa just before three-fourths, where an angulated fine silvery-metallic line runs to the termen above the tornus. The hindwings are pale grey, towards the base whitish tinged.

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Moths described in 1914 Polyhymno {{Thiotrichinae-stub