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Athrips nigristriata

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Athrips nigristriata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species:
A. nigristriata
Binomial name
Athrips nigristriata
Bidzilya & Li, 2009

Athrips nigristriata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China (Ningxia).[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults are on wing at the end of June.

Etymology

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The species name refers to the wing pattern and is derived from the Latin prefix nigr- (meaning black) and Latin striatus (meaning streak).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Athrips at funet
  2. ^ Bidzilya, O. & H.H. Li, 2009: A review of the genus Athrips Billberg (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in China. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 56 (2): 323-333. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200900030