Procometis limitata

Procometis limitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Procometis
Species:	P. limitata
Binomial name
	Procometis limitata; Meyrick, 1911

Procometis limitata is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) with whitish, with scattered dark fuscous scales. The costal edge is white from near the base to beyond the middle. There is a fine median streak of white suffusion from the base to two-thirds. The hindwings are grey whitish.[3]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (14 December 2013). "Procometis limitata Meyrick, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Procometis limitata Meyrick, 1911". Afromoths. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
Meyrick, E. (April 1911). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 75 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (14 December 2013). "Procometis limitata Meyrick, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Procometis limitata Meyrick, 1911". Afromoths. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (April 1911). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 75 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.