Canthonistis amphicarpa
| Canthonistis amphicarpa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Canthonistis |
| Species: | C. amphicarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Canthonistis amphicarpa Meyrick, 1922
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Canthonistis amphicarpa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found on Java in Indonesia.[1]
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellow with two large purple-grey dorsal blotches confluent dorsally and extending from near the base to the tornus and reaching three-fourths across the wing. The hindwings are light yellowish, the dorsal half suffused light grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (July 1, 2014). "Canthonistis amphicarpa Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1922). "New Micro-Lepidoptera". Zoologische Mededeelingen. 7: 82.
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