Doxogenes phalaritis
Doxogenes phalaritis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
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The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are deep reddish orange with purplish-fuscous markings. There is a very small basal patch and a discal dot at one-fifth, as well as a reniform blotch in the disc slightly before the middle and a terminal blotch occupying the posterior fourth of the wing. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2014). "Doxogenes phalaritis (Meyrick, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 16 (4): 594.
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