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Parapsectris exstincta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parapsectris

Parapsectris exstincta is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa (Gauteng, Mpumalanga).

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark ashy-fuscous, obscurely streaked with blackish irroration on the veins. The plical stigma are represented by three or four ochreous-whitish scales. The hindwings are grey.

References

Parapsectris exstincta Wikipedia