Proselotis apicipunctella

Proselotis apicipunctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Stainton in 1859. It is found in India (Bengal).[1]

Proselotis apicipunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Proselotis
Species:
P. apicipunctella
Binomial name
Proselotis apicipunctella
(Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Parasia apicipunctella Stainton, 1859

The forewings are dull-ochreous, veined with darker, with some scattered blackish atoms, and an elongate black dot on the disc before the middle. A row of black dots goes around the acute apex. The hindwings are pale grey, darker at the base.[2]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (n.s.) 5 : 119


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