Locha hyalina

Locha hyalina
	Illustration by Dru Drury
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Locha
Species:	L. hyalina
Binomial name
	Locha hyalina; (Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
	Phalaena diaphana Drury, 1782; (preoccupied); Dioptis hyalina Walker, 1854; Locha perspicua Butler, 1876; Hyalocampa specularis Warren, 1900;

Locha hyalina is a moth species in the family Geometridae from Central and parts of South America. It was described by Dru Drury in 1782, but his name Phalaena diaphana was invalid as pre-occupied (see Eloria diaphana).

Description[]

Upperside: Antennae pectinated (comb like). Thorax brown. Abdomen black, brown above. Wings diaphanous, the edges being bordered with black, a black band also crosses the anterior, from the anterior edges to the lower corners.

Underside: Tongue spiral. Breast and legs black. Abdomen grey. Anus yellowish. Wings coloured on this side as on the upper. Margins of the wings entire. Wingspan 1+3⁄4 inches (44 mm).^[1]

References[]

^ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 3. p. 31. pl. XXII.

Savela, Markku. "Locha hyalina (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 11, 2019.

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[drury-1] Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 3. p. 31. pl. XXII.

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