Amphigenes

Amphigenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Amphigenes
Meyrick, 1921
Species: A. tartarea
Binomial name
Amphigenes tartarea
Meyrick, 1921

Amphigenes is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Amphigenes tartarea, which is found in New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are dark purple-fuscous. The hindwings are blackish.[2]

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