Frisilia homochlora

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Frisilia homochlora
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Frisilia
Species:
F. homochlora
Binomial name
Frisilia homochlora
Meyrick, 1910

Frisilia homochlora is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in southern India [1] and Jiangxi, China. [2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with the costal edge infuscated at the base. The discal stigmata are cloudy and dark fuscous, the first dot like, the second extends across the transverse vein and is subcrescentic. There is some slight infuscation along the termen. The hindwings are whitish ochreous. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2014). "Frisilia homochlora Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ Park, K. T. (2008). "A taxonomic review of the genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with description of two new species". Zootaxa. 1696: 1-24.
  3. ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 437. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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