Homaloxestis plocamandra

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Homaloxestis plocamandra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Homaloxestis
Species:
H. plocamandra
Binomial name
Homaloxestis plocamandra
(Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera plocamandraMeyrick, 1907

Homaloxestis plocamandra is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in Nepal, India (Assam, Sikkim), Bhutan, northern Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines (Luzon). [1]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. [2] The forewings are light fuscous and the hindwings are light fuscous, somewhat lighter towards the base. Males have a large expansible tuft of very long pale ochreous-yellowish hairs from the base of the dorsum on the underside of the hindwings. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2018). "Homaloxestis plocamandra (Meyrick, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ Park, K.-T. & yun, B.-K. (2007). "Review of Homaloxestis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) of the Philippine Islands, with descriptions of two new species". Zootaxa. 1449: 57-64.
  3. ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17 (3): 737. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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