Apatetris caecivaga

Apatetris caecivaga is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is found in India (Punjab).[1]

Apatetris caecivaga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Apatetris
Species:
A. caecivaga
Binomial name
Apatetris caecivaga
Meyrick, 1928

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish closely speckled fuscous. The plical and second discal stigmata are obscurely indicated by darker irroration. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Tamarix articulata.[2]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Exot. Microlep. 3 (14-15): 480


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