Anapatetris

Anapatetris is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Anapatetris crystallista, which is found in Gauteng, South Africa.[1][2]

Anapatetris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Anapatetris

Janse, 1951
Species:
A. crystallista
Binomial name
Anapatetris crystallista
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Epiphthora crystallista Meyrick, 1911

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are white, sprinkled with black specks suffused with brownish, especially along the costa and dorsum and on two longitudinal streaks in the disc above and below middle, the upper extending from the base to three-quarters, the lower shorter, and three longitudinal marks before and beyond the tornus and at the apex. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References
  1. "Anapatetris". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. "Ann. Transv. Mus. 2 (4) : 229". Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-11.


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