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Photodotis photinopa

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Photodotis photinopa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Photodotis
Species:
P. photinopa
Binomial name
Photodotis photinopa
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Megacraspedus photinopa Meyrick, 1920

Photodotis photinopa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are white and with a rather broad whitish-ochreous streak sprinkled with grey and dark fuscous running from the base beneath the costa to one-third, then obliquely deflected to a small round yellow-whitish spot edged with a few dark scales representing the second discal stigma, and a similar streak from the middle of the base to a more obscure similar spot representing the plical stigma. There is some grey irroration (sprinkles) towards the costa at two-thirds, and two or three scales on the tornus. There is an apical spot of grey suffusion. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2019). "Photodotis photinopa (Meyrick, 1920)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Microcraspedus photinopa (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 281. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.