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Procometis milvina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Procometis
Species:	P. milvina
Binomial name
Procometis milvina Meyrick, 1914

Procometis milvina is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. The forewings are light greyish ochreous, with a faint pinkish tinge, the costal area slightly darker and the costal edge white except towards the extremities. The discal stigmata are minute, fuscous, placed on a very undefined median-longitudinal streak of whitish suffusion. The hindwings are pale greyish, suffused with whitish towards the base.

References

1. Savela, Markku, ed. (14 December 2013). "Procometis milvina Meyrick, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Procometis milvina Meyrick, 1914". Afromoths. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
3. Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 199 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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