Catapterix tianshanica

Catapterix tianshanica is a moth of the family Acanthopteroctetidae, currently known only from a single adult male specimen collected in Kyrgyzstan.[2] Its host plants are unknown.[2]

Catapterix tianshanica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acanthopteroctetidae
Genus: Catapterix
Species:
C. tianshanica
Binomial name
Catapterix tianshanica
Mey & Rutjan, 2016[1]

Description

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Catapterix tianshanica has a wingspan of 7 mm, with narrow wings that end in a pointy tip.[2] Forewings are light brown and less pale than the grey-brown hindwings.[2] It resembles Catapterix crimaea, from which it differs by the shape of the head capsules, the presence of lamellar scales near the eyes, and the exact shape of the genitalia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Catapterix tianshanica Mey & Rutjan, 2016". zoobank.org. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mey, Wolfram; Rutjan, Evgeniy (28 September 2016). "Catapterix tianshanica sp. n. – the second species of the genus from the Palaearctic Region (Lepidoptera, Acanthopteroctetidae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 39 (2): 145–150. doi:10.3897/nl.39.9882. Retrieved 27 August 2022.