Prochoreutis alpinoides

Prochoreutis alpinoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Prochoreutis
Species:	P. alpinoides
Binomial name
	Prochoreutis alpinoides; Budashkin & Li, 2009

Prochoreutis alpinoides is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from Shaanxi, China.[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The head, thorax and tegula are olive. The forewings are triangular and the termen weakly oblique. They are dark olive, with three white costal marks, two discal white points, and a slender transverse metallic fascia from the second mark. Their single white and metallic scales are diffused through the wing area. White scales are mainly found in the dorsal and medial part, metallic scales in the subcostal, subapical and terminal parts. The hindwing is concolours with the forewing but lighter, with a comparatively long submarginal white stripe.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin postfix oides (meaning like) and Prochoreutis alpina, indicating the similarity of the two species.

References

"Study on Chinese Acrolepiidae and Choreutidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

External links

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[1] "Study on Chinese Acrolepiidae and Choreutidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-12-19.