Athrips cretulata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Athrips cretulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species:
A. cretulata
Binomial name
Athrips cretulata
(Meyrick, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia cretulata Meyrick, 1927

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are light grey, irregularly irrorated white, with some scattered dark grey or black scales. There is a white line along the fold to the middle of the wing, where the black scales sometimes form an undefined group. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Athrips at funet
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (11): 345   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.