Apatema fasciata

Apatema fasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Apatema
Species: A. fasciata
Binomial name
Apatema fasciata
(Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia fasciata Stainton, 1859
  • Apatema fasciatum

Apatema fasciata is a moth of the Autostichidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.[1]

The wings have a dark ground colour, with a broad central pale fascia with a toothed outer edge.[2]

References

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