Amphithrix

Amphithrix is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot, in 1893, and contains one species, Amphithrix sublineatella. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Corsica, Sicily and Croatia.

Amphithrix
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Amphithrix
Ragonot, 1893
Species:
A. sublineatella
Binomial name
Amphithrix sublineatella
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Horistarcha Meyrick, 1935

Species:

  • Nephopteryx sublineatella Staudinger, 1859
  • Horistarcha ogmosema Meyrick, 1935

The wingspan is 18–24 mm.

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