Homaloxestis alopecopa

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Homaloxestis alopecopa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Homaloxestis
Species:
H. alopecopa
Binomial name
Homaloxestis alopecopa
Meyrick, 1929

Homaloxestis alopecopa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found on Mindanao in the Philippines. [1]

The wingspan of this moth is about 14 mm. The forewings are ferruginous brown with a small dark fuscous transverse spot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2018). "Homaloxestis alopecopa Meyrick, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 518.