Homaloxestis aganacma
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | H. aganacma
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| Homaloxestis aganacma Diakonoff, 1968
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Homaloxestis aganacma is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1968. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.[1]
The wingspan is about 13 mm.[2] The forewings are light tawny greyish, the base of costal edge with a narrow dark fuscous line, followed by a yellow streak, gradually dilated posteriorly and running along the course of vein 7 and a black marginal line around the apex between the ends of veins 7 and 8. The hindwings are rather deep brownish fuscous bronze.[3]
References[]
- ^ Homaloxestis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Park, K.-T. & Byun, B.-K., 2007: Review of Homaloxestis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) of the Philippine Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 1449: 57-64. Full article: [1].
- ^ Bulletin of the United States National Museum 257: 129
Categories:
- Moths described in 1968
- Homaloxestis
- Lecithocerinae stubs