''Amphigenes'' is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species ''Amphigenes tartarea'', which is found in

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is about 21 mm. The forewings are dark purple-fuscous. The hindwings are blackish.Exotic Microlep. 2 (14): 437
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Gelechiinae Taxa named by Edward Meyrick Monotypic moth genera Moths of New Guinea Gelechiidae genera {{Gelechiinae-stub