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Gypsochares catharotes

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Species of plume moth

Gypsochares catharotes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Gypsochares
Species: G. catharotes
Binomial name
Gypsochares catharotes
(Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Pselnophorus catharotes Meyrick, 1907
  • Gysochares catharotes

Gypsochares catharotes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from South Africa, India (Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji, Sikkim, Kumaon, Bhim Tal and Muktesar) and possibly Pakistan.

The wingspan is 13–14 millimetres (0.51–0.55 in).

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Gypsochares catharotes (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. "Taxonomic Studies on the Superfamily Pterophoroidea from North-Western India" (PDF). Zoo Sprint. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
Taxon identifiers
Gypsochares catharotes


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