Promalactis bifurciprocessa
Appearance
Promalactis bifurciprocessa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Promalactis |
Species: | P. bifurciprocessa
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Binomial name | |
Promalactis bifurciprocessa Du & Wang, 2013
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Promalactis bifurciprocessa is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Anhui, China.
The wingspan is about 13.5 mm. The forewings are orange with a narrow white fascia edged with dense black scales. The hindwings and cilia are dark grey.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name is derived from Latin bifurcus (meaning bifurcate) and processus (meaning process) and refers to the bifurcate distal process of the left sacculus in the male genitalia.
References
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- ^ Genus Promalactis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae) from China: Descriptions of twelve new species This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.