Biology:Athrips helicaula
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Short description: Species of moth
| Athrips helicaula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. helicaula
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| Binomial name | |
| Athrips helicaula (Meyrick, 1912)
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Athrips helicaula is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa , where it has been recorded from the Northern Cape.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white, tinged with brownish and irrorated with blackish except on the costa and veins, which form undefined white streaks. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
References
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- ↑ "Athrips". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/athrips/.
- ↑ "AfroMoths". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ATHRHELI.
- ↑ South African Museum; South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. MBLWHOI Library. Cape Town [etc., South African Museum, etc.]. https://archive.org/details/annalsofsouthafr10sout.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13402808 entry
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