Procometis oxypora

Procometis oxypora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Procometis
Species: P. oxypora
Binomial name
Procometis oxypora
Meyrick, 1908
Synonyms
  • Procometis (Hyostola) oxypora

Procometis oxypora is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in South Africa.[1][2]

Description

The species is 33 millimetres (1.3 in) long and have ochreous coloured head and thorax. Its antennae is white in colour while its forewings is elongate and quite narrow. Its leading edge of the wing is moderately arched while its termen is oblique, sinuate, ochre-yellowish in colour and is located right before the costa. Hindwings are smaller than forewings and have quite long cilia which is light ochreous-yellow in colour. Its hair-pencil is large and is the same colour as its costa with the apex right next to it. The apex itself is grey and is white closer to the base.[3]

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