Dragmatucha proaula

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Dragmatucha proaula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Dragmatucha
Species:
D. proaula
Binomial name
Dragmatucha proaula
Meyrick, 1908

Dragmatucha proaula is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa (Limpopo) and Zimbabwe. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous with a small irregular pale ochreous-yellow spot at the base and two irregular whitish-ochreous transverse fasciae, dilated towards the costa and becoming deep ochreous yellow on the costal edge, at about two-fifths and four-fifths. The hindwings are rather dark grey. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 9, 2013). "Dragmatucha proaula Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dragmatucha proaula Meyrick, 1908". Afromoths. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  3. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908: 726. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .