Cathalistis secularis

Cathalistis secularis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocottidae
Genus:	Cathalistis
Species:	C. secularis
Binomial name
	Cathalistis secularis; (Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
	Eucryptogona secularisMeyrick, 1918;

Last updated February 17, 2024

Cathalistis secularis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.^[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Gauteng.^[2]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are light brownish, with some irregular dark brownish sprinkling and an irregular waved cloudy subterminal shade of dark brown irroration (sprinkles) from the costa to beneath the angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eucryptogona secularis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cathalistis secularis (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 45-46. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eucryptogona secularis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cathalistis secularis (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 45-46. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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