Biology:Amphitrias
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Short description: Genus of moths
| Amphitrias | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Amphitrias Meyrick, 1908 |
| Species: | A. cynica
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphitrias cynica Meyrick, 1908
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Amphitrias is a genus of moth in the family Depressariidae. It contains the species Amphitrias cynica, which is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, usually with some scattered irregular pale fuscous irroration or suffusion, especially beyond the cell and towards the tornus. The discal stigmata are dark fuscous and there is a row of blackish marginal dots around the apex and termen. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.[2]
References
- ↑ "funet.fi". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/oditinae/amphitrias/.
- ↑ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 18 (3): 631
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Wikidata ☰ Q4748410 entry
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