Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Polyhymno | |
Polyhymno centrophora is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Namibia and South Africa (Gauteng).
The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are shining white with a narrow blackish streak along the costa from the base to the middle and an irregular dark violet-grey streak along the termen, the lower portion dilated and margined anteriorly by a leaden-metallic black-edged mark. The hindwings are whitish-grey, more whitish towards the base.
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