Caristanius tripartitus

Caristanius tripartitus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Caristanius
Species:	C. tripartitus
Binomial name
	Caristanius tripartitus; Neunzig, 1996[1]

Caristanius tripartitus is a species of snout moth in the genus Caristanius. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1996, and is known from the Dominican Republic.[1]

The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale brown to brown, while the hindwings are pale fuscous.[2]

References

Caristanius at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
"New species of phycitinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from the Dominican Republic" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2011-12-08.

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[funet.fi-1] Caristanius at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] "New species of phycitinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from the Dominican Republic" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2011-12-08.