Anapatris

Anapatris is a monotypic moth genus in the family Depressariidae. Its only species, Anapatris chersopsamma, is found in Panama. Both the genus and species were described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1]

Anapatris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Anapatris
Meyrick, 1932
Species:
A. chersopsamma
Binomial name
Anapatris chersopsamma
Meyrick, 1932

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, thinly speckled with dark grey. The plical and second distal stigmata are blackish and there is a marginal series of black dots around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are whitish grey, greyer towards the apex, especially in males.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (February 5, 2015). "Anapatris Meyrick, 1932". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (8-9): 287. Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine


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