Polyhymno inermis

Polyhymno inermis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga).[1][2]

Polyhymno inermis
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P. inermis
Binomial name
Polyhymno inermis
Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are ochreous-brownish with a fine white oblique striga from the costa at two-thirds, the costal edge blackish on each side of this, its apex extended as a leaden-grey line to near the termen beneath the apex, then sharply angulated and continued near the termen to near the tornus. There are two wedge-shaped white marks from the costa towards the apex. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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