Heterodeltis trichroa

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Heterodeltis trichroa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Heterodeltis
Species:
H. trichroa
Binomial name
Heterodeltis trichroa
(Meyrick, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Tipha trichroa Meyrick, 1906

Heterodeltis trichroa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Description[edit]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark brown, with the basal third dark purple fuscous. There is a triangular white blotch on the dorsum beyond one-fourth, reaching more than halfway across the wing and a cloudy ochreous-yellow dot on the costa before the middle, as well as a triangular ochreous-yellow patch extending along the costa from the middle to four-fifths, and reaching more than halfway across the wing. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous, in males with a subdorsal furrow throughout, filled with very long expansible pale fuscous hairs.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Insecta Koreana. Editorial Committee of Insecta Koreana. 1999.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 7, 2013). "Heterodeltis trichroa (Meyrick, 1906)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17 (1): 142. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.