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Promalactis ramispinea

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Species of moth

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

Promalactis ramispinea is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces of China.

Description

The wingspan is about 10–12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is orange yellow. The costal margin with an inverted triangular black blotch. The hindwings and cilia are dark grey.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin prefix rami- (meaning branch) and Latin spineus (meaning spine-like) and refers to the strong spines in the distal quarter of the cornutus.

References

  1. Genus Promalactis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae) from China: Descriptions of twelve new species  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Taxon identifiers
Promalactis ramispinea


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