Amphitrias

Amphitrias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Amphitrias
Meyrick, 1908
Species: A. cynica
Binomial name
Amphitrias cynica
Meyrick, 1908

Amphitrias is a genus of moth in the family Depressariidae. It contains the species Amphitrias cynica, which is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, usually with some scattered irregular pale fuscous irroration or suffusion, especially beyond the cell and towards the tornus. The discal stigmata are dark fuscous and there is a row of blackish marginal dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.[2]

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