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Amphigenes

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Amphigenes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus: Gelechiinae
Meyrick, 1921
Species:
A. tartarea
Binomial name
Amphigenes tartarea
Meyrick, 1921

Amphigenes is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Amphigenes tartarea, which is found in New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are dark purple-fuscous. The hindwings are blackish.[2]

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