Parapsectris exstincta

Parapsectris exstincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Parapsectris
Species: P. exstincta
Binomial name
Parapsectris exstincta
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia exstincta Meyrick, 1911
  • Athrips exstincta

Parapsectris exstincta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa (Gauteng, Mpumalanga).[1][2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark ashy-fuscous, obscurely streaked with blackish irroration on the veins. The plical stigma are represented by three or four ochreous-whitish scales. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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