Amaloxestis perizeucta

Amaloxestis perizeucta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Amaloxestis
Species: A. perizeucta
Binomial name
Amaloxestis perizeucta
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Homaloxestis perizeucta Meyrick, 1910

Amaloxestis perizeucta is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910. It is found in India (Assam).[1]

The wingspan is 20-21 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous more or less sprinkled with fuscous. The discal stigmata are indistinct and fuscous. The hindwings are light grey, tinged with whitish-ochreous.[2]

References

  1. "Amaloxestis". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  2. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20 (2): 441


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