Amphithrix

Amphithrix
Amphithrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Amphithrix
Ragonot, 1893[1]
Species: A. sublineatella
Binomial name
Amphithrix sublineatella
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Horistarcha Meyrick, 1935

Species:

  • Nephopteryx sublineatella Staudinger, 1859
  • Horistarcha ogmosema Meyrick, 1935

Amphithrix is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot, in 1893, and contains one species, Amphithrix sublineatella.[1] It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Corsica, Sicily and Croatia.[2]

The wingspan is 18-24 mm.[3]


References

  1. ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  2. ^ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442223. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  3. ^ "lepiforum.de". lepiforum.de. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Amphithrix_Sublineatella. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
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