Hoplophractis

Hoplophractis heptachalca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brachodidae
Genus: Hoplophractis
Meyrick, 1920
Species: H. heptachalca
Binomial name
Hoplophractis heptachalca
Meyrick, 1920[1]

Hoplophractis is a genus of moth of the Brachodidae family. There is only one species in this genus: Hoplophractis heptachalca, that is a dayflying moth known from Óbidos, Pará, Brazil and from Trinidad & Tobago.

Its wingspan is 11–12 mm and it is on wings from August to October.[2][3]

Biology

Known host-plant of this species is Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae).[4]

References

  1. ↑ www.nhm.ac.uk
  2. ↑ Meyrick E., 1920. Exotic microlepidoptera, v.2: 326
  3. ↑ Gates Clark, 1969. Catalogue of the types specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick. V.6. Pl. 49, Figures i-ic.
  4. ↑ nhm.ac.uk Caterpillar Host-Plant Database
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