Parathectis sordidula

Parathectis sordidula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Parathectis
Species:	P. sordidula
Binomial name
	Parathectis sordidula; (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
	Epithectis sordidula Meyrick, 1913;

Parathectis sordidula is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish, variably tinged, sprinkled, or irrorated with grey. There is a grey elongated dot on the fold at one-fourth. The stigmata are small and dark grey, with one or two blackish scales, the plical very obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

References

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Parathectis sordidula (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Parathectis sordidula (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 285 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (June 16, 2014). "Parathectis sordidula (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Parathectis sordidula (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 285 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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