Parathectis sordidula

Parathectis sordidula
Scientific classification
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 Gelechiidae family. It was described by 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 elongate 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]

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