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