Homosaces arvalis

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Homosaces arvalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Homosaces
Species:
H. arvalis
Binomial name
Homosaces arvalis
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia arvalisMeyrick, 1910

Homosaces arvalis is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in India. [1]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are ferruginous sprinkled with black. The costa and all veins are marked with suffused pale ochreous-yellow streaks. The hindwings are dark grey. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Homosaces arvalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16 (4): 605