Dragmatucha proaula

Dragmatucha proaula is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa (Limpopo) and Zimbabwe.[1][2]

Dragmatucha proaula
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D. proaula
Binomial name
Dragmatucha proaula
Meyrick, 1908

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with a small irregular pale ochreous-yellow spot at the base and two irregular whitish-ochreous transverse fasciae, dilated towards the costa and becoming deep ochreous-yellow on the costal edge, at about two-fifths and four-fifths. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

References

  1. "Dragmatucha". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908 : 726


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