Apostibes griseolineata

Apostibes griseolineata is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1907.[1] It is found in Israel, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan,[2] Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Libya, Algeria and Tunisia.[3]

Apostibes griseolineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Apostibes
Species:
A. griseolineata
Binomial name
Apostibes griseolineata
Synonyms
  • Scythris striella Turati, 1929
  • Coleophorides bahrlutella Amsel, 1935

The length of the forewings is about 15 mm. The forewings are whitish with longitudinal light brown striae almost imperceptible, more or less following the veins. The hindwings are white with a metallic hue, and a darker fringe.[4]

References
  1. Apostibes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Nupponen, K., 2010: Notes on Scythrididae from the Turanian region, with descriptions of six new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologica 38 (151): 267-285. Full article:
  3. Afro Moths
  4. Passerin d'Entrèves, P. & Roggero, A., 2003: Description of two new species of Apostibes Walsingham, 1907 with some synonymic and phylogenetic accounts of the genus (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae). Italian Journal of Zoology, 70(4): 347-352 Full article:


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