Biology:Parathectis farinata
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Parathectis |
| Species: | P. farinata
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| Parathectis farinata (Meyrick, 1913)
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Parathectis farinata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa .[1][2]
The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are pale whitish ochreous, irregularly irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous and with a patch of dark fuscous suffusion on the basal portion of the costa. The stigmata are suffused with dark fuscous, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are pale whitish ochreous.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (June 16, 2014). "Parathectis farinata (Meyrick, 1913)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/parathectis/#farinata. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Parathectis farinata (Meyrick, 1913)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PARAFARI. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ↑ 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.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13640866 entry
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