Pycnodytis erebaula

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P. erebaula
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Pycnodytis erebaula
Meyrick, 1918

Pycnodytis erebaula is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, in one specimen with the dorsal half suffused with brownish. The stigmata are black, the plical obliquely before the first discal, indistinct or obsolete. The hindwings are light grey. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Pycnodytis erebaula Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Pycnodytis erebaula Meyrick, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 15 via Sabinet.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .