Biology:Cathalistis secularis
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | C. secularis
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| Cathalistis secularis (Meyrick, 1918)
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Cathalistis secularis is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918.[1] It is found in South Africa , where it has been recorded from Gauteng.[2]
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are light brownish, with some irregular dark brownish sprinkling and an irregular waved cloudy subterminal shade of dark brown irroration (sprinkles) from the costa to beneath the angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Eucryptogona secularis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=130690.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Cathalistis secularis (Meyrick, 1918)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/CATHSECU. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ↑ Meyrick, E. (1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 45-46.
Wikidata ☰ Q13457816 entry
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