Procometis terrena

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Procometis terrena
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Procometis
Species:
P. terrena
Binomial name
Procometis terrena
Meyrick, 1908
Synonyms
  • Procometis (Hyostola) terrena

Procometis terrena is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is endemic to Malawi [1] and Zambia. [2]

The wingspan is about 37 mm. The forewings are rather dark ashy-fuscous, lighter posteriorly. There is a broad ochreous-brown median stripe from the base, becoming suffused and obsolete beyond the middle, edged above by groups of scattered black scales beyond one-fourth and about the middle, and followed by two minute black dots transversely placed at two-thirds. The hindwings are light fuscous. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Procometis at funet
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908 : 731 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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