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Promalactis similiconvexa

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Species of moth

Promalactis similiconvexa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Promalactis
Species: P. similiconvexa
Binomial name
Promalactis similiconvexa
Du & Wang, 2013

Promalactis similiconvexa is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Sichuan, China.

The wingspan is about 15.5 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown with white markings edged with black scales. The hindwings and cilia are dark grey.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin prefix simili- (meaning similar) and the species name convexa and refers to the similarity of the two species.

References

  1. Genus Promalactis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae) from China: Descriptions of twelve new species This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.
Taxon identifiers
Promalactis similiconvexa


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