Athrips syncopaula

Athrips syncopaula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species: A. syncopaula
Binomial name
Athrips syncopaula
(Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia syncopaula Meyrick, 1937

Athrips syncopaula is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are greyish suffused ochreous-brown and thickly sprinkled dark fuscous. The discal stigmata form small irregular rather dark fuscous spots with smaller obscure pale spots adjacent on the internal side. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

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