Panicotricha

Panicotricha is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Panicotricha prographa, which is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Panicotricha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Panicotricha

Meyrick, 1913
Species:
P. prographa
Binomial name
Panicotricha prographa
Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous. The discal stigmata are small, black and found at one-third and two-thirds. The posterior half of the costa has four small slight, very oblique ochreous-yellowish marks, the last two accompanied with a few black specks. The hindwings are pale grey, the apex and upper part of the terminal edge whitish-ochreous.[3]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 296 Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine


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