Parapsectris ochrocosma

Parapsectris ochrocosma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Namibia, Zimbabwe and the South African provinces of Gauteng, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal.[1][2]

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

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are fuscous, irregularly sprinkled with white and with three light reddish-ochreous longitudinal streaks from the base to about one-third, the upper receiving an oblique white strigula from the costa. There are three white longitudinal streaks between and beyond these below the middle of the wing. The discal stigmata are black edged with light reddish ochreous, connected by a white line along the upper margin of the cell, with the plical hardly indicated, the second discal connected with the dorsum by a blackish spot edged with light reddish ochreous. The posterior area is streaked with pale reddish ochreous on the veins and along the termen and there is a series of very undefined blackish dots along the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 15, 2014). "Parapsectris ochrocosma (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Parapsectris ochrocosma (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
3. Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 2 (4): 230. Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine