Heteralcis clavata

Heteralcis clavata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Heteralcis
Species: H. clavata
Binomial name
Heteralcis clavata
(Park, 2001)
Synonyms
  • Alciphanes clavata Park, 2001

Heteralcis clavata is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Park in 2001. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 12.5–13.5 mm. There are four well-developed brown fascia on the forewings with the median and postmedian fascia connected medially. The hindwings are orange white.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of the distal part of the valva in the male genitalia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ funet.fi
  2. ↑ Park, K.T. & Wu C.S., 2001: Additional faunistic data and discussions of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of seven new species. Insecta Koreana, 18(2): 139-152. Full article: .


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