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Parathectis sordidula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parathectis

Parathectis sordidula is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, variably tinged, sprinkled, or irrorated with grey. There is a grey elongate dot on the fold at one-fourth. The stigmata are small and dark grey, with one or two blackish scales, the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are grey.

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Parathectis sordidula Wikipedia