Procometis milvina

Procometis milvina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Procometis
Species: P. milvina
Binomial name
Procometis milvina
Meyrick, 1914

Procometis milvina is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 38-44 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous, with a faint pinkish tinge, the costal area slightly darker and the costal edge white except towards the extremities. The discal stigmata are minute, fuscous, placed on a very undefined median longitudinal streak of whitish suffusion. The hindwings are pale greyish, suffused with whitish towards the base.[3]

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