Parallactis periochra

Parallactis periochra is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Malawi.[1][2]

Parallactis periochra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Autostichidae
Genus:
Parallactis
Species:
P. periochra
Binomial name
Parallactis periochra
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Pachnistis periochra Meyrick, 1916

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous. The discal stigmata are cloudy, dark fuscous, the plical minute, indistinct, somewhat beyond the first discal. There is a series of small indistinct dark fuscous dots just before the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are whitish grey ochreous.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 15, 2014). "Parallactis periochra (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Parallactis periochra (Meyrick, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 577.


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