Aphanostola atripalpis

Aphanostola atripalpis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Aphanostola
Species:	A. atripalpis
Binomial name
	Aphanostola atripalpis; Meyrick, 1931

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

The wingspan is about 6 mm. The forewings are whitish or pale grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with 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[]

^ Savela, Markku (August 1, 2016). "Aphanostola atripalpis Meyrick, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 57. Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Savela, Markku (August 1, 2016). "Aphanostola atripalpis Meyrick, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 57. Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine

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