Encentrotis
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Encentrotis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Subfamily: | Gelechiinae |
Genus: | Encentrotis Meyrick, 1921 |
Species: | E. catagrapha
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Binomial name | |
Encentrotis catagrapha Meyrick, 1921
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Encentrotis is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Encentrotis catagrapha, which is found in South Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pale glossy ochreous, with a few fuscous scales and with the base of the costa dark fuscous. There is a rather large dark fuscous dot towards the costa at one-third. The plical and second discal stigmata are rather large and dark fuscous. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
References
- ^ funet.fi
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 65–66 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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