Cartericella

Cartericella is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Cartericella phthoneropa, which is found in China (Shanghai).

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, the base of the scales whitish. The stigmata are rather large and blackish, the plical and first discal elongate, the plical somewhat anterior and the second discal transverse. There is a small white spot on the costa at three-fourths, and less distinct one on the dorsum rather anterior. The hindwings are grey.