Aphanostola atripalpis

Aphanostola atripalpis is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1931. It is found in eastern India (Bihar).[1]

Aphanostola atripalpis
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A. atripalpis
Binomial name
Aphanostola atripalpis
Meyrick, 1931

The wingspan is about 6 mm. The forewings are whitish or pale grey, irrorated grey and dark fuscous or blackish. The discal stigmata are dark fuscous, moderate or very small. The hindwings are grey.

Adults were reared from pupae found on the leaves of Acacia catechu.[2]

References

  1. "funet.fi". Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  2. Exotic Microlep. 4: 57 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine


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