Promalactis serpenticapitata

Promalactis serpenticapitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Promalactis
Species:	P. serpenticapitata
Binomial name
Promalactis serpenticapitata Du & Wang, 2013

Promalactis serpenticapitata is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang).

The wingspan is about 10.5–13 mm. The basal 3/5 of the forewings is ochreous brown, the distal 2/5 ochreous yellow. The markings are silvery white or white, edged with dense black scales. The hindwings and cilia are dark grey.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin prefix serpent- (meaning snakelike) and the adjective capitatus (meaning having a head) and refers to the small, snake headshaped subapical process on the ventral surface of the gnathos.

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