Promalactis uncinispinea

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

Promalactis uncinispinea is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in China (Sichuan).

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The basal 3/5 of the forewings is ochreous brown and the distal 2/5 is 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 uncin- (meaning hooked) and Latin spineus (meaning spine-like) and refers to the hooked distal spine in the aedeagus.

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