Parallactis periochra is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Malawi.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Parallactis |
| Species: | P. periochra
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| Parallactis periochra (Meyrick, 1916)
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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
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 15, 2014). "Parallactis periochra (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Parallactis periochra (Meyrick, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 577.
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