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Athrips ochrocosma

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Athrips ochrocosma is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 5 countries, including Kenya, Namibia and South Africa.

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Quick facts about Athrips ochrocosma

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
5 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Athrips ochrocosma live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Athrips ochrocosma is listed for 5 countries.

TanzaniaKenyaSouth AfricaZimbabweNamibia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Kenya
  2. Namibia
  3. South Africa
  4. Tanzania
  5. Zimbabwe

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Athrips ochrocosma endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Athrips ochrocosma classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusAthrips
  7. SpeciesAthrips ochrocosma (Meyrick, 1911)

Synonyms Epithectis ochrocosma, Parapsectris ochrocosma

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Athrips ochrocosma

Other species in the same genus Athrips.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Athrips ochrocosma live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Athrips ochrocosma for 5 countries: Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Athrips ochrocosma?

Athrips ochrocosma (Athrips ochrocosma) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Athrips ochrocosma (Athrips ochrocosma). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/athrips-ochrocosma

MLA

“Athrips ochrocosma (Athrips ochrocosma).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/athrips-ochrocosma.

BibTeX
@misc{athrips_ochrocosma_2026,
  title = {Athrips ochrocosma (Athrips ochrocosma)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/athrips-ochrocosma},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}