Athrips tcharyna

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Athrips tcharyna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species:
A. tcharyna
Binomial name
Athrips tcharyna
Bidzilya, 2005

Athrips tcharyna is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are cream with numerous black scales distributed mainly along the veins and with six indistinct tufts of yellowish white raised scales along the central axis of wing. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References[edit]

  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