''Cathalistis orinephela'' is a
moth in the family
Eriocottidae
Eriocottidae or Old World spiny-winged moths is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera whose position relative to other members of the superfamily Tineoidea is currently unknown. There are two subfamilies, Compsocteninae and Eriocottinae.
...
. It was described by
Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in
South Africa.
The
wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are grey, suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish. The hindwings are whitish grey.
[Meyrick, E. (1917)]
"Descriptions of South African Microlepidoptera"
''Annals of the South African Museum''. 17: 14.
References
Endemic moths of South Africa
Moths described in 1917
Eriocottidae
Lepidoptera of South Africa
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