Proselotis ischnoptila

Proselotis ischnoptila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Proselotis ischnoptila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Proselotis
Species:
P. ischnoptila
Binomial name
Proselotis ischnoptila
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Idiobela ischnoptila Turner, 1919
  • Proselotis amphiptila Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish irrorated with pale-fuscous, with an elongate blackish subcostal dot near the base, and another at one-fourth. There are blackish dots in the disc on the fold at one-third, a second before the middle, and a third at two-thirds above the tornus. The wing beyond the third dot is more fuscous. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 111   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.