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Ceromitia benedicta
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ceromitia benedicta is a species of moth of the family Adelidae.[1] It was first described in 1918 by Edward Meyrick and is known from South Africa.[1]
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Description
The species was described from a single male specimen caught in Pretoria in December. Edward Meyrick gave the specimen's appearance as follows:[2]
Head yellow-ochreous. Palpi very short, loosely scaled, grey-whitish. Thorax pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa anteriorly slightly, posteriorly moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; all veins separate; pale greyish-ochreous; costal edge dark grey towards base: cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings with 5 and 6 approximated at base; grey; cilia whitish-grey
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