Pharangitis
| Pharangitis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Pharangitis Meyrick, 1905 |
| Species: | P. spathias |
| Binomial name | |
| Pharangitis spathias Meyrick, 1905 | |
Pharangitis is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Pharangitis spathias, which is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are rather deep brownish-ochreous with a clear white costal streak from the base to five-sixths, attenuated posteriorly. The dorsum is slenderly white towards the base. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous, slightly infuscated towards the apex.[2]
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