Panegyra micans

Panegyra micans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Panegyra
Species:	P. micans
Binomial name
	Panegyra micans; Razowski, 2005[1]

Panegyra micans is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya.[2]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is light grey and the costa broadly edged white dotted with brownish grey. There is a slender white elongate blotch dotted with brownish grey from the dorsal part of the termen, followed by a curved row of grey dots limiting the apex area. The hindwings are brownish grey.[3]

References

tortricidae.com
Afro Moths
Razowski, J., 2005: Notes and descriptions of primitive Tortricini from Tropical Africa, with a list of Asian taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 33 (132): 423-436. Full article:"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Razowski, J., 2005: Notes and descriptions of primitive Tortricini from Tropical Africa, with a list of Asian taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 33 (132): 423-436. Full article:"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).