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Khoisa panaula

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Khoisa panaula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Khoisa
Species:
K. panaula
Binomial name
Khoisa panaula
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia panaula Meyrick, 1909
  • Gelechia eusebasta Meyrick, 1926

Khoisa panaula is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous tinged with yellowish and mixed with pale ochreous brownish. The costa, dorsum, and all veins are marked by fine white lines and there is some whitish subdorsal suffusion. The discal stigmata are small and blackish, with the plical represented by a very fine black linear mark obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are whitish.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 9, 2015). "Khoisa panaula (Meyrick, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Khoisa panaula (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 5 (7): 370. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.