Idioglossa triacma

Idioglossa triacma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Genus: Idioglossa
Species: I. triacma
Binomial name
Idioglossa triacma
Meyrick, 1913

Idioglossa triacma is a species of moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is known from the Khasi Hills of India.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are orange-yellow with a purplish-fuscous-golden triangular blotch at one-third, almost reaching the costa.[1]

Biology

The host plant of this species is Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae).[2]

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