Procometis hylonoma

Procometis hylonoma is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.[1]

Procometis hylonoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Autostichidae
Genus:
Procometis
Species:
P. hylonoma
Binomial name
Procometis hylonoma
Meyrick, 1890
Synonyms
  • Procometis acompsa Turner, 1898
  • Procometis heterogama Lower, 1899
  • Macrozygona microtoma Lower, 1903

The wingspan is 18–25 mm. The forewings are white, more or less irrorated (sprinkled) irregularly with ochreous fuscous, sometimes suffused with whitish ochreous on the dorsal half. There is a fuscous dot on the fold beneath the middle, and another in the disc at two-thirds, sometimes very indistinct. The hindwings are light fuscous, darker towards the hindmargin, paler and more whitish ochreous towards the base.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (14 December 2013). "Procometis hylonoma Meyrick, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 13: 72.


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