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Promalactis convexa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Promalactis

Promalactis convexa

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Promalactis convexa is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in Sichuan, China.

The wingspan is about 15–16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ochreous brown. The markings are white edged with black scales. The hindwings and cilia are dark grey.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from Latin convexus (meaning convex) and refers to the sacculus which is strongly convex dorso-basally.

References

Promalactis convexa Wikipedia