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Phthoracma

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P. blanda

Phthoracma is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Phthoracma blanda, which is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are fuscous suffused with whitish and sprinkled irregularly with dark fuscous. The stigmata are represented by undefined groups of dark fuscous irroration, the plical very ohliquely before the first discal, the first discal about the middle of the wing, the second discal at two-thirds, forming a roundish cloudy spot. The hindwings are light grey.

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Phthoracma Wikipedia


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