Homaloxestis alopecopa

Homaloxestis alopecopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Homaloxestis
Species: H. alopecopa
Binomial name
Homaloxestis alopecopa
Meyrick, 1929

Homaloxestis alopecopa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in the Philippines (Mindanao).[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are ferruginous-brown with a small dark fuscous transverse spot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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