Photodotis photinopa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Photodotis |
| Species: | P. photinopa
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| Binomial name | |
| Photodotis photinopa (Meyrick, 1920)
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Photodotis photinopa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are white and with a rather broad whitish-ochreous streak sprinkled with grey and dark fuscous running from the base beneath the costa to one-third, then obliquely deflected to a small round yellow-whitish spot edged with a few dark scales representing the second discal stigma, and a similar streak from the middle of the base to a more obscure similar spot representing the plical stigma. There is some grey irroration (sprinkles) towards the costa at two-thirds, and two or three scales on the tornus. There is an apical spot of grey suffusion. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 8, 2019). "Photodotis photinopa (Meyrick, 1920)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Microcraspedus photinopa (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 281.
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