Cathegesis psoricopterella

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Cathegesis psoricopterella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Cathegesis
Species:
C. psoricopterella
Binomial name
Cathegesis psoricopterella
(Walsingham, [1892])
Synonyms
  • Brachycrossata psoricopterellaWalsingham, [1892]
  • Acompsia psoricopterellaWalsingham, 1891

Cathegesis psoricopterella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1892. [1] It is found on the West Indies. [2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are mottled with pale cinereous and fuscous in about equal proportions. The latter predominating along the dorsal half to the anal angle and in two costal patches, the first scarcely before, the other beyond the middle. There is also a fuscous streak from the costa near the base, and a fuscous spot at the extreme apex followed by a fuscous line around the apical margin but not reaching to the anal angle. The hindwings are dark greyish. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acompsia psoricopterella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Cathegesis at funet
  3. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 : 523 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .