Aphanostola intercepta
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | A. intercepta
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphanostola intercepta Meyrick, 1932
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Aphanostola intercepta is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Bihar in eastern India.[1]
The wingspan is about 6 mm. The forewings are light greyish ochreous, irrorated (sprinkled) with grey. The hindwings are grey.
Adults were reared from larvae found feeding on Abrus precatorius.[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 1, 2016). "Aphanostola intercepta Meyrick, 1932". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 348. Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Gelechiinae
- Moths described in 1932
- Moths of Asia
- Gelechiinae stubs