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Genus of moths Not to be confused with Pharyngitis.

Pharangitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
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.

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.

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16 (4): 597 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Pharangitis


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