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Athrips telifera

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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).[1]

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.[2]

References

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  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.