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Promalactis ramispinea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Promalactis

Promalactis ramispinea

Promalactis ramispinea is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces of China.

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Description

The wingspan is about 10–12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is orange yellow. The costal margin with an inverted triangular black blotch. The hindwings and cilia are dark grey.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin prefix rami- (meaning branch) and Latin spineus (meaning spine-like) and refers to the strong spines in the distal quarter of the cornutus.

References

Promalactis ramispinea Wikipedia