Athymoris phreatosa

Athymoris phreatosa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in China (Sichuan) and Taiwan.[1][2]

Athymoris phreatosa
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A. phreatosa
Binomial name
Athymoris phreatosa
(Wu, 1994)
Synonyms
  • Cubitomoris phreatosa C.S. Wu, 1994

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The species differs from related species by the dark brown ground colour and a white spot at the costal two-thirds.[3]

References

  1. Park, Kyu-Tek; John B. Heppner; Yang-Seop Bae (2013). "Two new species of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea), with a revised check list of the family in Taiwan". ZooKeys. 263: 47–57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.263.3781. PMC 3591763.
  2. Shen-Horn Yen (n.d.). K. T. Shao (ed.). "Athymoris phreatosa Wu, 1994". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. Park, Kyu-Tek (2000). "Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (V): Subfamily Torodorinae: Thubana Walker, Athymoris Meyrick, Halolaguna Gozmány, and Philharmonia Meyrick". Insecta Koreana. 17 (4): 229–244.


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