Cathalistis orinephela is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Cathalistis |
| Species: | C. orinephela
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| Binomial name | |
| Cathalistis orinephela Meyrick, 1917
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The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are grey, suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish. The hindwings are whitish grey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cathalistis orinephela". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Cathalistis orinephela Meyrick, 1917". Afromoths. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (1917). "Descriptions of South African Microlepidoptera". Annals of the South African Museum. 17: 14.
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