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Asapharcha crateropa is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930.[1] It is found in Mozambique.[2]

Asapharcha crateropa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Asapharcha
Species:	A. crateropa
Binomial name
Asapharcha crateropa Meyrick, 1930

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are ochreous-white, irregularly irrorated (speckled) grey, tending to form obscure transverse strigulae, some more distinct grey strigulae towards the termen. The stigmata form moderate black spots, the first discal round, the plical oval, beneath and almost confluent with it, the second discal narrow, transverse, followed by a fascia of grey suffusion, a narrower terminal fascia attenuated downwards. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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