Hypercallia lydia
| Hypercallia lydia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Hypercallia |
| Species: | H. lydia |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypercallia lydia (Druce, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypercallia lydia is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Druce in 1901. It is found in Ecuador.[1]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are very dark blue, crossed from the costal to the inner margin before the end of the cell by three waved orange-yellow bands. There is a round orange-yellow spot at the end of the cell, beyond which is a curved orange submarginal line. The apex and outer margin are streaked with orange-yellow and the fringe is dark brownish yellow. The hindwings are brown, the costal margin yellow and with a black spot at the end of the cell.[2]
References
- ↑ Hypercallia at funet.fi.
- ↑ Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 7 (41) : 440
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