Catameces

Catameces is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Catameces peribapta, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and South Australia.[1]

Catameces
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Catameces

Turner, 1919
Species:
C. peribapta
Binomial name
Catameces peribapta
(Lower, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia peribapta Lower, 1918
  • Catameces thiophara Turner, 1919

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-yellow, the margins minutely irrorated with darker ochreous. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[2]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 42 : 237


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