Panicotricha

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Panicotricha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus: Panicotricha
Meyrick, 1913
Species:
P. prographa
Binomial name
Panicotricha prographa
Meyrick, 1913

Panicotricha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Gelechiidae. Its only species, Panicotricha prographa, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous. The discal stigmata are small, black and found at one-third and two-thirds. The posterior half of the costa has four small slight, very oblique ochreous-yellowish marks, the last two accompanied with a few black specks. The hindwings are pale grey, the apex and upper part of the terminal edge whitish ochreous. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 15, 2014). "Panicotricha Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Panicotricha prographa Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 296 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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