Photodotis prochalina

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

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

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are dark grey closely irrorated 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 half 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]

References
  1. "Photodotis". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. Transv. Mus. 2 (4) : 229 Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine


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