Procometis periscia

Procometis periscia is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[1]

Procometis periscia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Autostichidae
Genus:
Procometis
Species:
P. periscia
Binomial name
Procometis periscia
Lower, 1903

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, more or less minutely irrorated (sprinkled) with fine whitish scales and with a fine white line along the fold, from the base to the anal angle. There is a fine white line in the middle of the wing, from near the base to near three-fourths, attenuated anteriorly and edged above with a fine black line. The veins towards the termen are more or less outlined with blackish. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (14 December 2013). "Procometis periscia Lower, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 27 (2): 200.


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