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Apostibes dhahrani

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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.

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Apostibes dhahrani Wikipedia


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