Photodotis prochalina

Photodotis prochalina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Photodotis
Species:	P. prochalina
Binomial name
	Photodotis prochalina; Meyrick, 1911

Last updated October 05, 2023

Photodotis prochalina is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are dark grey closely irrorated (sprinkled) with white points or partially suffused with ochreous whitish, especially towards the dorsum anteriorly. There are two spots of black suffusion beneath the costa near the base, alternating with whitish suffusion. There is an ochreous-yellow oblique irregular streak from the costa before the middle, reaching halfway across the wing, and an ochreous-yellow dorsal spot opposite its apex, these margined anteriorly by a curved transverse streak of blackish suffusion which also fills the space between them. An ochreous-yellow transverse spot is found in the disc at three-quarters, connected with the costa by a spot of dark fuscous suffusion, and with a smaller dark fuscous spot adjacent beneath. There is a small white spot on the costa beyond this, where a curved ochreous-yellowish streak runs near the margin around the costa and apex. The apical and terminal edge are whitish, with several dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2019). "Photodotis prochalina Meyrick, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Photodotis prochalina Meyrick, 1911". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
↑ Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 2 (4): 229. Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[funet-1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2019). "Photodotis prochalina Meyrick, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Photodotis prochalina Meyrick, 1911". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[3] Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 2 (4): 229. Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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