Athrips nigristriata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China (Ningxia).[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. nigristriata
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| Binomial name | |
| Athrips nigristriata Bidzilya & Li, 2009
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults are on wing at the end of June.
Etymology
editThe species name refers to the wing pattern and is derived from the Latin prefix nigr- (meaning black) and Latin striatus (meaning streak).[2]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Athrips nigristriata.
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- ^ Bidzilya, O. & H.H. Li, 2009: A review of the genus Athrips Billberg (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in China. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 56 (2): 323-333. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200900030