Timyra temenodes

Timyra temenodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Timyra
Species: T. temenodes
Binomial name
Timyra temenodes
Meyrick, 1922

Timyra temenodes is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 23-25 mm. The forewings are grey, irregularly speckled with whitish, the costal edge pale yellowish. There is a narrow transverse ochreous- whitish fascia towards the base not reaching the costa. The hindwings are light ochreous-yellow with an irregular dark grey marginal band running all around the wing except in the middle of the base.[2]

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