Aphanostola intercepta

Aphanostola intercepta is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1932. It is found in eastern India (Bihar).[1]

Aphanostola intercepta
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A. intercepta
Binomial name
Aphanostola intercepta
Meyrick, 1932

The wingspan is about 6 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous, irrorated grey. The hindwings are grey.

Adults were reared from larvae found feeding on Abrus precatorius.[2]

References

  1. "funet.fi". Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  2. Exotic Microlep. 4: 348 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine


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