Apatema mediopallidum

Apatema mediopallidum is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is found on Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Crete, Cyprus and in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Albania, the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, Turkey and on the Canary Islands.[1]

Apatema mediopallidum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Apatema
Species:
A. mediopallidum
Binomial name
Apatema mediopallidum
Synonyms
  • Oegoconia bifasciatum Chrétien, 1922
  • Apatema melitensis Amsel, 1952
  • Oegoconia quadripuncta f. minor Rebel, 1916
  • Oegoconia phanerodoxa Meyrick, 1926
  • Oegoconia proteroclina Meyrick, 1939

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are very pale ochreous, mottled and shaded with fuscous. The hindwings are shining pale grey.[2]

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