Kalocyrma oxygonia

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Kalocyrma oxygonia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Kalocyrma
Species:
K. oxygonia
Binomial name
Kalocyrma oxygonia
Wu & Park, 1999

Kalocyrma oxygonia is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1]

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Physical Description

The wingspan is about 9mm, and it has orange antennae. [2] It is worth noting that the base and apex are brown, and the full length is not a solid colour. [2] The labial palpi are dark brown, and its head and thorax are a yellowish white. [2]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek oxys (meaning sharp). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Kalocyrma oxygonia Wu & Park, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 https://ia801408.us.archive.org/24/items/insectakoreana372039/insectakoreana372039_djvu.txt.{{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Wu, C.-S. & K.-T. Park, 1999: Taxonomic review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) in Sri Lanka VI. The subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genera Alciphanes and others. Insecta Koreana16 (2): 131-142.


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