Dragmatucha proaula
| Dragmatucha proaula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Dragmatucha |
| Species: | D. proaula |
| Binomial name | |
| Dragmatucha proaula Meyrick, 1908 | |
Dragmatucha proaula is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa (Limpopo) and Zimbabwe.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with a small irregular pale ochreous-yellow spot at the base and two irregular whitish-ochreous transverse fasciae, dilated towards the costa and becoming deep ochreous-yellow on the costal edge, at about two-fifths and four-fifths. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]
References
- ↑ "Dragmatucha". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1908 : 726
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