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Athrips telifera

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Species of moth

Athrips telifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species: A. telifera
Binomial name
Athrips telifera
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Epithectis telifera Meyrick, 1910

Athrips telifera is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in India (the Himalayas).

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish, with some scattered fuscous and dark fuscous specks. There is a line of blackish irroration along the fold from one-fourth of the wing to beyond the middle and a similar line from the middle of the disc to the apex. The hindwings are grey-whitish.

References

  1. Athrips at funet
  2. Rec. Ind. Mus. 5 : 220 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Athrips telifera


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