Catameces

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Catameces
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Anomologinae
Genus: Catameces
Turner, 1919
Species:
C. peribapta
Binomial name
Catameces peribapta
(Lower, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia peribaptaLower, 1918
  • Catameces thiopharaTurner, 1919

Catameces is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Catameces peribapta, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia. [1]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-yellow, the margins minutely irrorated with darker ochreous. The hindwings are pale fuscous. [2]

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References

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  2. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 42 : 237 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .