Apiletria purulentella

Apiletria purulentella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1867. It is found in Palestine, Armenia, Iran and Iraq.[1]

Apiletria purulentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Apiletria
Species:
A. purulentella
Binomial name
Apiletria purulentella
(Stainton, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Aretascetis endopercna Meyrick, 1936

The wingspan is about 30 mm for males and 28 mm for females. The forewings are of the males are smooth pale ochreous, without markings and the hindwings are dark grey. Females are wholly ochreous-whitish, except for a few brown scales on the second joint of the palpi anteriorly, and bronzy segmental bands of the abdomen.[2]

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