Photodotis spilodoma
| Photodotis spilodoma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Photodotis |
| Species: | P. spilodoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Photodotis spilodoma Meyrick, 1918 | |
Photodotis spilodoma is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous irrorated with whitish, the dorsal area on the anterior half of the wing is suffused with whitish-ochreous, anteriorly extending two-thirds across the wing. There is a blotch of blackish irroration representing the plical and first discal stigmata, and a small spot on the costa above it. A small brownish spot is found on the tornus, connected by a cloudy blackish dot surmounted by a similar ochreous dot with an indistinct dark second discal stigma. A small cloudy whitish spot is found on the costa at three-fourths and there are two short ochreous streaks above and two below apex, separated by blackish irroration. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- ↑ "Photodotis". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Ann. Transv. Mus. 6 (2) : 15