Panegyra micans

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

Panegyra micans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Panegyra
Species:
P. micans
Binomial name
Panegyra micans

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

  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:"Redalyc- Artículo: Notes and descriptions of primitive Tortricini from Tropical Africa, with a list of Asian taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) - SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-04..


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