Anapatris

Anapatris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Anapatris
Meyrick, 1932
Species: A. chersopsamma
Binomial name
Anapatris chersopsamma
Meyrick, 1932

Anapatris is a monotypic genus of moths in the Depressariidae family. Its only species is Anapatris chersopsamma. It was described by Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Panama.[1]

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The forewings are pale greyish-oehreous, thinly speckled dark grey. The plical and second distal stigmata are blackish and there is a marginal series of black dots around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are whitish-grey, greyer towards the apex, especially in males.[2]

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