Heteroderces oxylitha
| Heteroderces oxylitha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Heteroderces |
| Species: | H. oxylitha |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteroderces oxylitha Meyrick, 1929 | |
Heteroderces oxylitha is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in India (Assam).[1]
The wingspan is 10-11 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous, with the bases of the scales tinged whitish and the base of the costa suffused dark fuscous. The stigmata are black, the first discal forming an oval spot touching a dot before it, the plical linear, obliquely before the first discal, the second discal moderate, tending to be linear. An elongate mark of dark fuscous suffusion is found on the costa above the second discal veins posteriorly tending to be streaked fuscous. There are also some small black angular dots on the termen. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, February 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.