Biology:Apotistatus

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Short description: Genus of moths

Apotistatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus: Apotistatus
Walsingham, 1904
Species:
A. leucostictus
Binomial name
Apotistatus leucostictus
Walsingham, 1904

Apotistatus is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Apotistatus leucostictus, which is found in Algeria.[1]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are pale brownish ochreous, spangled with white, the white spangles evenly distributed over the wing, forming a marginal line around the termen and slightly concentrated across the apical third from the costa to the dorsum, but failing to form any complete fascia. The hindwings are silvery white.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4780763 entry