Athrips cretulata
Athrips cretulata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
| Athrips cretulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. cretulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Athrips cretulata (Meyrick, 1927) | |
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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are light grey, irregularly irrorated white, with some scattered dark grey or black scales. There is a white line along the fold to the middle of the wing, where the black scales sometimes form an undefined group. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[3]
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