Polyhymno centrophora

Polyhymno centrophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Polyhymno
Species:	P. centrophora
Binomial name
	Polyhymno centrophora; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Plectrocosma centrophora Meyrick, 1921;

Polyhymno centrophora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Namibia and South Africa (Gauteng).[1][2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are shining white with a narrow blackish streak along the costa from the base to the middle and an irregular dark violet-grey streak along the termen, the lower portion dilated and margined anteriorly by a leaden-metallic black-edged mark. The hindwings are whitish-grey, more whitish towards the base.[3]

References

funet.fi
Afro Moths
Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 75 Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] unet.fi

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 75 Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine