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Athrips gansuensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Athrips

Athrips gansuensis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in China (Gansu).

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are grey with indistinct paired black spots at one-third and two-thirds. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing at the end of July.

Etymology

The species name refers to Gansu Province, the type locality.

References

Athrips gansuensis Wikipedia