Monerista

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Monerista
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Monerista
Meyrick, 1925
Species:
M. hippastis
Binomial name
Monerista hippastis
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Timyra hippastisMeyrick, 1908

Monerista is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species Monerista hippastis, which is found in India (Assam). [1]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are ochreous-yellow in males and white more or less suffused with ochreous-yellow, especially on margins in females. There is a small deep yellow basal patch, in males containing a large tuft of raised scales. There is a broad deep ochreous-yellow or yellow-brown fasciae before middle and about three-fourths, confluent on the dorsum. The apex are deep yellow or yellow-brown. The hindwings are dark grey in males, with a submedian streak thinly scaled and yellowish-tinged. The hindwings of the females are whitish. [2]

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References

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  2. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 18 (2): 451 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .