Puneet Varma (Editor)

Anapatris

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Anapatris Meyrick, 1932

Anapatris is a monotypic genus of moths in the Depressariidae family. Its only species is Anapatris chersopsamma. It was described by Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Panama.

The wingspan is 17-20 mm. The forewings are pale greyish-oehreous, thinly speckled dark grey. The plical and second distal stigmata are blackish and there is a marginal series of black dots around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are whitish-grey, greyer towards the apex, especially in males.

References

Anapatris Wikipedia