Anatrachyntis amphisaris
Anatrachyntis amphisaris is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922, and is known from Sri Lanka.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Anatrachyntis |
| Species: | A. amphisaris |
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| Anatrachyntis amphisaris (Meyrick, 1922) | |
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This species has a wingspan of 10mm. The forewings are light pinkish-ochreous irregularly irrorated with blackish-grey; a transverse whitish streak at 1/4 preceded with blackish irrorations, a triangular dorsal blotch in the wing, outlined with ochreous-whitish suffusion.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pyroderces amphisaris". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- Meyrick, 1922. Exotic Lepidoptera. p.572
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