Procometis terrena

Procometis terrena is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is endemic to Malawi[1] and Zambia.[2]

Procometis terrena
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P. terrena
Binomial name
Procometis terrena
Meyrick, 1908
Synonyms
  • Procometis (Hyostola) terrena

The wingspan is about 37 mm. The forewings are rather dark ashy-fuscous, lighter posteriorly. There is a broad ochreous-brown median stripe from the base, becoming suffused and obsolete beyond the middle, edged above by groups of scattered black scales beyond one-fourth and about the middle, and followed by two minute black dots transversely placed at two-thirds. The hindwings are light fuscous.[3]

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