Gypsochares catharotes

Gypsochares catharotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Gypsochares
Species: G. catharotes
Binomial name
Gypsochares catharotes
(Meyrick, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pselnophorus catharotes Meyrick, 1907
  • Gysochares catharotes

Gypsochares catharotes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is known from South Africa, India (Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji, Sikkim, Kumaon, Bhim Tal and Muktesar) and possibly Pakistan.[2]

The wingspan is 13–14 millimetres (0.51–0.55 in).

References

  1. "Gypsochares catharotes". Afro Moths. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  2. "Taxonomic Studies on the Superfamily Pterophoroidea from North-Western India" (PDF). Zoo Sprint. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
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