Athrips carthaginella

Athrips carthaginella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species: A. carthaginella
Binomial name
Athrips carthaginella
(Lucas, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Phthorimaea carthaginella Lucas, 1940

Athrips carthaginella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Tunisia.[1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark grey, irregularly mottled by very small spots and points. There is a black fascia in the middle, interrupted basally. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing in October.[2]

References

  1. Athrips at funet
  2. Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001
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