Parathectis sordidula
Parathectis sordidula is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Parathectis |
| Species: | P. sordidula |
| Binomial name | |
| Parathectis sordidula (Meyrick, 1913) | |
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The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, variably tinged, sprinkled, or irrorated with grey. There is a grey elongate dot on the fold at one-fourth. The stigmata are small and dark grey, with one or two blackish scales, the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- funet.fi
- Afro Moths
- Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 285 Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
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