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Amphigenes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
A. tartarea

Similar
  
Loliinae, Festuca elegans, Micropyrum, Festuca eskia, Psilurus

Amphigenes is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Amphigenes tartarea, which is found in New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are dark purple-fuscous. The hindwings are blackish.

References

Amphigenes Wikipedia