Loxotrochis

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Loxotrochis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Immidae
Genus: Loxotrochis
Meyrick, 1906
Species:
L. sepias
Binomial name
Loxotrochis sepias
Meyrick, 1906

Loxotrochis sepias is a moth in the family Immidae and the sole species of genus Loxotrochis. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found on the New Hebrides. [1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, with the veins obscurely paler. The hindwings are dark grey, with a faint purplish tinge. [2]

References

  1. Loxotrochis at funet.fi.
  2. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1906 (2): 205 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .