Promalactis strumifera

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

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

The wingspan ranges from 8 to 11.5 millimetres (0.31 to 0.45 in). The ground colour of the forewings is ochreous brown tinged with dark ochreous brown, sometimes scattered with black scales on the lower angle of the cell. The hindwings and cilia are grey.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from Latin strumifer (meaning nodular) and refers to the lateral nodular process at the anterior 2/5 of the 7th abdominal segment in the female genitalia.

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