Monerista
| Monerista | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Glossata |
| (unranked): | Ditrysia |
| Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Monerista Meyrick, 1925 |
| Species: | M. hippastis |
| Binomial name | |
| Monerista hippastis (Meyrick, 1908) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Monerista is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species Monerista hippastis, which is found in India (Assam).[1]
The wingspan is 10—12 mm. The forewings are ochreous-yellow in males and white more or less suffused with ochreous-yellow, especially on margins in females. There is a small deep yellow basal patch, in males containing a large tuft of raised scales. There is a broad deep ochreous-yellow or yellow-brown fasciae before middle and about three-fourths, confluent on the dorsum. The apex are deep yellow or yellow-brown. The hindwings are dark grey in males, with a submedian streak thinly scaled and yellowish-tinged. The hindwings of the females are whitish.[2]
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