Biology:Parathectis sordidula

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Short description: Species of moth

Parathectis sordidula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Parathectis
Species:
P. sordidula
Binomial name
Parathectis sordidula
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Epithectis sordidula Meyrick, 1913

Parathectis sordidula is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.[1][2]

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish, variably tinged, sprinkled, or irrorated with grey. There is a grey elongated dot on the fold at one-fourth. The stigmata are small and dark grey, with one or two blackish scales, the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed (June 16, 2014). "Parathectis sordidula (Meyrick, 1913)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/parathectis/#sordidula. Retrieved September 8, 2020. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Parathectis sordidula (Meyrick, 1913)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PARASORD. Retrieved September 8, 2020. 
  3. Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 3 (4): 285. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/203783#page/353/mode/1up.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q14033542 entry