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