Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Canthonistis | |
Canthonistis amphicarpa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Indonesia (Java).
The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewings are ochreous-yellow with two large purple-grey dorsal blotches confluent dorsally and extending from near the base to the tornus and reaching three-fourths across the wing. The hindwings are light yellowish, the dorsal half suffused light grey.
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