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Parapsectris similis

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Parapsectris similis is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Saudi Arabia.

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Quick facts about Parapsectris similis

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
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Parapsectris similis 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.

Parapsectris similis is listed for 1 country.

Saudi Arabia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Saudi Arabia

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Parapsectris similis 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 Parapsectris similis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusParapsectris
  7. SpeciesParapsectris similis (Povolný, 1981)

Synonyms Athrips similis, Neofriseria similis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Parapsectris similis

Other species in the same genus Parapsectris.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Parapsectris similis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Parapsectris similis for 1 country: Saudi Arabia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Parapsectris similis?

Parapsectris similis (Parapsectris similis) 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). Parapsectris similis (Parapsectris similis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/parapsectris-similis

MLA

“Parapsectris similis (Parapsectris similis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/parapsectris-similis.

BibTeX
@misc{parapsectris_similis_2026,
  title = {Parapsectris similis (Parapsectris similis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/parapsectris-similis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}