Paralogistis ochrura
Paralogistis ochrura is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Gauteng, South Africa.[1]
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The wingspan is 11–17 mm. The forewings are white, variably speckled with dark grey and with a transverse fascia of blackish irroration (sprinkles) near the base, becoming obsolescent near the dorsum. There is a slightly oblique grey fascia mixed with blackish at two-thirds, narrow on the costa and gradually dilated posteriorly to the dorsum, where it is extended vaguely to near the tornus. There is a grey blotch speckled with darker extending along the posterior half of the costa to the apex and a blackish dot above the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[2]
The larvae feed on Acacia zanzibarica.[3]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (August 22, 2014). "Paralogistis ochrura Meyrick, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 117.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Paralogistis ochrura Meyrick, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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