Cathalistis secularis

Cathalistis secularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Cathalistis
Species: C. secularis
Binomial name
Cathalistis secularis
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Eucryptogona secularis Meyrick, 1918

Cathalistis secularis is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by 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 from the costa to beneath the angle of the cell. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Afro Moths
  3. [Meyrick, E. 1918a. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 6(2); p. 45-46]
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