Parathectis farinata

(Parathectis farinata)

Description

Parathectis farinata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are pale whitish-ochreous, irregularly irrorated with dark fuscous and with a patch of dark fuscous suffusion on the basal portion of the costa. The stigmata are suffused, dark fuscous, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are pale whitish-ochreous.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Parathectis
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