Pharangitis

Not to be confused with Pharyngitis.

Pharangitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus:
Meyrick, 1905
Species:
P. spathias
Binomial name
Pharangitis spathias
Meyrick, 1905

Pharangitis is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Pharangitis spathias, which is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are rather deep brownish-ochreous with a clear white costal streak from the base to five-sixths, attenuated posteriorly. The dorsum is slenderly white towards the base. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous, slightly infuscated towards the apex.[2]

References

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16 (4): 597 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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