Psamathocrita doloma

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Psamathocrita doloma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
P. doloma
Binomial name
Psamathocrita doloma
Bradley, 1965

Psamathocrita doloma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by John David Bradley in 1965.[1] It is found in Uganda.

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown suffused with dark greyish. The markings are diffuse and obscure and consist of blackish sepia, mixed with plumbeous. There is a small black dot of raised scales above the tornus confluent with a smaller whitish patch basad. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Psamathocrita Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Ruwenzori Expedition 1952, British Museum, 2 (12): 97


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