Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Oecophoridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Procometis | |
Procometis acharma is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga) and Kenya.
Description
The wingspan is 32 millimetres (1.3 in) for males and 46 millimetres (1.8 in) for females. It has an ochreous-brownish coloured head and thorax with its pedipalp being hairy on top. Its antennae are whitish-ochreous in colour, while its abdomen is ochreous-grey. The species has elongate and narrow forewings which are arched in males but are round in females. The termen is straight and obtuse in males, but it is oblique and rounded in females. Both sexes have black coloured scales, which are located on the veins, which occupy half of the leading edge of the wing. Its spiracle is white coloured and is facing toward its dorsum. The cilia of the females is whitish-yellow and becomes ochreous-yellow closer to the tornal area. The cilia of the males on the other hand is light grey, in combination with white. Males also have narrow hindwings while females have a grey coloured base. Its hair-pencil is costal and is grey coloured for males while it is lighter for females.