Parapsectris_lacunosa

<i>Parapsectris lacunosa</i>

Parapsectris lacunosa

Species of moth

Parapsectris lacunosa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Namibia and the South African provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.[1][2]

Quick Facts Parapsectris lacunosa, Scientific classification ...

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are reddish ochreous or ferruginous with the markings grey irrorated (sprinkled) with black. There is a narrow fascia from the base of the costa to the dorsum before the middle and a narrow oblique fascia from the costa at one-fourth, below the middle running into a narrow fascia which runs from a flattened-triangular blotch on the middle of the costa to the dorsum beyond the middle and coalesces there with the first fascia. There is also a patch of irregular marbling towards the costa posteriorly, connected by a very irregular blotch with the dorsum before the tornus, edged posteriorly by a white mark near the dorsum. The hindwings are slaty grey.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku (June 15, 2014). "Parapsectris lacunosa (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. [2]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Parapsectris lacunosa (Meyrick, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Meyrick, E. (August 1918). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6 (2): 16 – via Sabinet. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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