Prototheora geniculata

Prototheora geniculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Prototheoridae
Genus:	Prototheora
Species:	P. geniculata
Binomial name
Prototheora geniculata Davis, 1996[1]

Prototheora geniculata is a species of moth of the Prototheoridae family. It is found in South Africa, where it known only from the Schoemanspoort in the Cape Province, which is located in a southern extension of the Karoo desert, generally referred to as the Little Karoo.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults have been recorded in mid-March.

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from the Latin geniculatus (meaning like the bent knee) as suggested by the sharply bent, subapical portion of the male valva.

References

1. Afro Moths