Procometis milvina

Procometis milvina is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Procometis milvina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Autostichidae
Genus:
Procometis
Species:
P. milvina
Binomial name
Procometis milvina
Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous, with a faint pinkish tinge, the costal area slightly darker and the costal edge white except towards the extremities. The discal stigmata are minute, fuscous, placed on a very undefined median longitudinal streak of whitish suffusion. The hindwings are pale greyish, suffused with whitish towards the base.[3]

References
  1. funet
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. Transv. Mus. 4 (4) : 199 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine


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