Homaloxestis cholopis

Homaloxestis cholopis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Taiwan, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan), Myanmar, Nepal, India, Java and south-western Africa.[2]

Homaloxestis cholopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Homaloxestis
Species:
H. cholopis
Binomial name
Homaloxestis cholopis
(Meyrick, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera cholopis Meyrick, 1906
  • Homaloxestis lophophora Janse, 1954
  • Homaloxestis surrepta Diakonoff, 1968

The wingspan is 14.5–17 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous and the hindwings are whitish-grey, greyer posteriorly.[3]

References
  1. TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
  2. Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (I): Subfamily Lecithocerinae: Genera Homaloxestis Meyrick and Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer
  3. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (1): 149


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