Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Autostichidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Procometis | |
Procometis oxypora is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in South Africa.
Description
The species is 33 millimetres (1.3 in) long and have ochreous coloured head and thorax. Its antennae is white in colour while its forewings is elongate and quite narrow. Its leading edge of the wing is moderately arched while its termen is oblique, sinuate, ochre-yellowish in colour and is located right before the costa. Hindwings are smaller than forewings and have quite long cilia which is light ochreous-yellow in colour. Its hair-pencil is large and is the same colour as its costa with the apex right next to it. The apex itself is grey and is white closer to the base.
References
Procometis oxypora Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA