Canthonistis amphicarpa

Canthonistis amphicarpa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Canthonistis
Species:	C. amphicarpa
Binomial name
	Canthonistis amphicarpa; Meyrick, 1922

Canthonistis amphicarpa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found on Java in Indonesia.[1]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellow with two large purple-grey dorsal blotches confluent dorsally and extending from near the base to the tornus and reaching three-fourths across the wing. The hindwings are light yellowish, the dorsal half suffused light grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (July 1, 2014). "Canthonistis amphicarpa Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
Meyrick, E. (1922). "New Micro-Lepidoptera". Zoologische Mededeelingen. 7: 82. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (July 1, 2014). "Canthonistis amphicarpa Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1922). "New Micro-Lepidoptera". Zoologische Mededeelingen. 7: 82. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.