Apostibes inota

Apostibes inota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Apostibes
Species: A. inota
Binomial name
Apostibes inota
(Meyrick, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Scythris inota Meyrick, 1924

Apostibes inota is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1924.[1] It is found in Pakistan, northern India and eastern Afghanistan.

The length of the forewings is 12.5-14 mm. The forewings are whitish with longitudinal light brown longitudinal striae, more or less following the veins. The hindwings are whitish with a metallic hue, and a darker fringe.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Apostibes at funet.fi.
  2. ↑ Passerin d'Entrèves, P. & Roggero, A., 2003: Description of two new species of Apostibes Walsingham, 1907 with some synonymic and phylogenetic accounts of the genus (lepidoptera, scythrididae). Italian Journal of Zoology, 70(4): 347-352 Full article:
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