Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Apatetris | |
Apatetris caecivaga is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1928. It is found in India (Punjab).
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish closely speckled fuscous. The plical and second discal stigmata are obscurely indicated by darker irroration. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Tamarix articulata.
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