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Genus of moths

Amphigenes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus: Gelechiinae
Meyrick, 1921
Species: A. tartarea
Binomial name
Amphigenes tartarea
Meyrick, 1921

Amphigenes is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Amphigenes tartarea, which is found in New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are dark purple-fuscous. The hindwings are blackish.

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Exotic Microlep. 2 (14): 437
Taxon identifiers
Amphigenes


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