Perittia infumata

Perittia infumata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Perittia
Species:	P. infumata
Binomial name
	Perittia infumata; (Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
	Phthinostoma infumata Meyrick, 1914;

Perittia infumata is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish irrorated with blackish. There are narrow obscure very oblique fasciae of denser irroration from the costa before and beyond the middle, the latter running to the termen above the tornus. A basal patch and cloudy spot on the fold before the middle are also obscurely defined. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

References

^ Afro Moths
^ Ann. Transv. Mus. 4 (4): 196 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Afro Moths

[2] Ann. Transv. Mus. 4 (4): 196 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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