Procometis sphendonistis explained

Procometis sphendonistis is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light greyish ochreous suffusedly irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous and with a blackish basal dot in the middle, and one on the base of the costa. The stigmata are rather large, black, the plical slightly beyond the first discal. There is a row of blackish dots along the posterior part of the costa and termen to before the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . 14 December 2013 . Procometis sphendonistis (Meyrick, 1908) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 9 September 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/journalofbombayn18bomb#page/634/mode/1up Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (3): 634.