Heteralcis isochra

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Heteralcis isochra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Heteralcis
Species:
H. isochra
Binomial name
Heteralcis isochra
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Timyra isochraMeyrick, 1908

Heteralcis isochra is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Assam, India. [1] and Sri Lanka. [2]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings exhibit a light ochreous yellow color, adorned with four somewhat oblique, broad, and undefined fasciae that are darker, with a deeper ochreous or brownish suffusion. The first fascia is sometimes notably dark fuscous, while the second is the narrowest. The hindwings are also light ochreous yellow and feature a subdorsal groove that encloses a long pencil of ochreous-yellowish hairs. [3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 30, 2016). "Heteralcis isochra (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (18): 569.
  3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (2): 444. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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