Gypsochares catharotes

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Gypsochares catharotes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Gypsochares
Species:
G. catharotes
Binomial name
Gypsochares catharotes
(Meyrick, 1907) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pselnophorus catharotesMeyrick, 1907
  • Gysochares catharotes

Gypsochares catharotes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from South Africa, India (Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji, Sikkim, Kumaon, Bhim Tal and Muktesar) and possibly Pakistan. [2]

The wingspan is 13–14 millimetres (0.51–0.55 in).

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Gypsochares catharotes (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. "Taxonomic Studies on the Superfamily Pterophoroidea from North-Western India" (PDF). Zoo Sprint. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2010.