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Parapsectris ochrocosma

Synonyms: Epithectis ochrocosma

Wikipedia Abstract

Parapsectris ochrocosma is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Gauteng, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal). The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are fuscous, irregularly sprinkled with white and with three light reddish-ochreous longitudinal streaks from the base to about one-third, the upper receiving an oblique white strigula from the costa. There are three white longitudinal streaks between and beyond these below the middle of the wing. The discal stigmata are black edged with light reddish-ochreous, connected by a white line along the upper margin of the cell, with the plical hardly indicated, the second discal connected with the dorsum by a blackish spot edged with light reddish-ochreous. The posterior ar
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0