Thubana melitopyga

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Thubana melitopyga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Thubana
Species:
T. melitopyga
Binomial name
Thubana melitopyga
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera melitopygaMeyrick, 1923

Thubana melitopyga is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark purple grey and the hindwings are dark grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 4, 2016). "Thubana melitopyga (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 41.