Hyperochtha justa

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Hyperochtha justa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Hyperochtha
Species:
H. justa
Binomial name
Hyperochtha justa
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Onebala justaMeyrick, 1910
  • Onebala metriodesMeyrick, 1918
  • Abrachmia karachiellaAmsel, 1968

Hyperochtha justa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. [1]

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are grey closely irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous and with small ochreous-whitish dots on the costa at four-fifths and the tornus. The hindwings are grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 31, 2014). "Hyperochtha justa (Meyrick, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 458. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .