Homaloxestis plocamandra

Homaloxestis plocamandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Homaloxestis
Species: H. plocamandra
Binomial name
Homaloxestis plocamandra
(Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera plocamandra Meyrick, 1907

Homaloxestis plocamandra is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1907. It is found in Nepal, India (Assam, Sikkim), Bhutan, northern Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines (Luzon).[1]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm.[2] The forewings are light fuscous and the hindwings are light fuscous, somewhat lighter towards base. Males have a large expansible tuft of very long pale ochreous-yellowish hairs from the base of the dorsum on the underside of the hindwings.[3]

References

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  2. 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: .
  3. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (3): 737


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