Platyedra piceicoma
| Platyedra piceicoma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Platyedra |
| Species: | P. piceicoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyedra piceicoma Meyrick, 1931 | |
Platyedra piceicoma is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick, 1931. It is found in Cameroon.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are purple-blackish with three narrow irregular-edged white transverse fasciae, the first at one-fourth, not reaching the costa, the second just beyond the middle, not reaching the costa or dorsum, the third at five-sixths, the lower half linear and sinuate. The hindwings are pale grey, thinly scaled in the disc and the apex and termen suffused darker grey.[3]
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