Athrips peteri

Athrips peteri is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Kazakhstan and China (Inner Mongolia).[1]

Athrips peteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Athrips
Species:
A. peteri
Binomial name
Athrips peteri
Bidzilya, 2005

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are covered with light grey, brown-tipped scales. There are indistinct dark spots at one-third and two-thirds near the posterior margin. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Athrips at funet
  2. Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.