Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Scythrididae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Apostibes | |
Apostibes dhahrani is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Pietro Passerin d'Entrèves and Angela Roggero in 2003. It is found in eastern Saudi Arabia.
The length of the forewings is about 15 mm. The forewings are whitish with longitudinal light brown striae almost imperceptible, more or less following the veins. The hindwings are white with a metallic hue, and a darker fringe.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Dhahran, the type locality.
References
Apostibes dhahrani Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA