Catameces

Catameces
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Anomologinae
Genus:
Turner, 1919
Species:
C. peribapta
Binomial name
Catameces peribapta
(Lower, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia peribapta Lower, 1918
  • Catameces thiophara Turner, 1919

Catameces is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Catameces peribapta, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-yellow, the margins minutely irrorated with darker ochreous. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[2]

References

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 42 : 237 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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