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Platyedra piceicoma

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Platyedra piceicoma is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick, 1931. It is found in Cameroon.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are purple-blackish with three narrow irregular-edged white transverse fasciae, the first at one-fourth, not reaching the costa, the second just beyond the middle, not reaching the costa or dorsum, the third at five-sixths, the lower half linear and sinuate. The hindwings are pale grey, thinly scaled in the disc and the apex and termen suffused darker grey.

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