Proselotis strictula
| Proselotis strictula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Proselotis |
| Species: | P. strictula |
| Binomial name | |
| Proselotis strictula (Meyrick, 1937) | |
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Proselotis strictula is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1937. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Eastern Cape.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm for males and 10-11 mm for females. The forewings of the males are silvery-grey, irregularly irrorated dark fuscous and with black dots towards the costa about one-fifth and two-fifths, two on the fold obliquely before these respectively, and one in the disc about two-thirds. There is a more or less developed irregular dark fuscous or blackish longitudinal streak from the disc to the apex. The hindwings are grey. The forewings of the females are brownish or light grey, irregularly irrorated dark fuscous, especially along the costa. There are also large blackish dots towards the costa at one-third and beyond the middle, two on the fold obliquely before these respectively, and one in the disc about three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[3]