Symbatica cryphias

Symbatica cryphias is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Symbatica cryphias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Symbatica
Species:
S. cryphias
Binomial name
Symbatica cryphias
Meyrick, 1910

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are grey sprinkled with black and white. The discal stigmata are represented by small spots of blackish sprinkles connected by a streak of white suffusion. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Symbatica cryphias Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Symbatica cryphias Meyrick, 1910". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. Annals of the South African Museum. 5: 413.


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