Procometis spoliatrix
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | P. spoliatrix
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Procometis spoliatrix (Meyrick, 1916)
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Procometis spoliatrix is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in southern India.[1]
The wingspan is about 16 mm for males and 18 mm for females. The forewings are yellow ochreous with a small black dot on the base of the costa. The stigmata are black, the discal moderate, the plical minute, beneath the first discal. There is a curved pre-marginal series of minute indistinct fuscous dots. The hindwings in males are whitish ochreous tinged with grey, while they are light grey in females.
The larvae were observed forming a gallery in the nest of a social spider, presumably feeding on insect refuse in the web.[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (14 December 2013). "Procometis spoliatrix (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (16): 509.
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1916
- Procometis
- Autostichinae stubs