Procometis milvina

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Procometis milvina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Procometis
Species:
P. milvina
Binomial name
Procometis milvina
Meyrick, 1914

Procometis milvina is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. The forewings are light greyish ochreous, with a faint pinkish tinge, the costal area slightly darker and the costal edge white except towards the extremities. The discal stigmata are minute, fuscous, placed on a very undefined median-longitudinal streak of whitish suffusion. The hindwings are pale greyish, suffused with whitish towards the base. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (14 December 2013). "Procometis milvina Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Procometis milvina Meyrick, 1914". Afromoths. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 199 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .