Hyperochtha dischema

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Hyperochtha dischema
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H. dischema
Binomial name
Hyperochtha dischema
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Onebala dischemaMeyrick, 1916

Hyperochtha dischema is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Malawi. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are rather dark slaty grey sprinkled with whitish and with the base more or less suffused with blackish. There is a blackish transverse fascia at one-third, preceded on the costa by an elongate suffused ochreous-whitish mark and a round blackish spot representing the second discal stigma. There is an ochreous-whitish spot on the costa at three-fourths sending a slightly sinuate line to the tornus, edged anteriorly with blackish suffusion. The hindwings are grey. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 31, 2014). "Hyperochtha dischema (Meyrick, 1916)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Hyperochtha dischema (Meyrick, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (18): 576. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .