Parapsectris opaula

Parapsectris opaula is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Limpopo, South Africa.[1][2]

Parapsectris opaula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Parapsectris
Species:
P. opaula
Binomial name
Parapsectris opaula
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia opaula Meyrick, 1911

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are yellow ochreous, the veins marked with streaks of tannish peach sprinkled with fuscous. There are slight dots of two or three blackish scales beneath the costa near the base, and on the fold before the plical stigma. The stigmata are minute and blackish, with the plical before the first discal and the second discal below the middle. There are a few blackish scales indicating obscure dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 15, 2014). "Parapsectris opaula (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Parapsectris opaula (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (April 1911). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 65 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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