Homaloxestis xanthocharis

Homaloxestis xanthocharis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in the Andaman Islands of India.[1]

Homaloxestis xanthocharis
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H. xanthocharis
Binomial name
Homaloxestis xanthocharis
Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 14 mm for males and 16 mm for females. The forewings are uniform light violet-fuscous. The hindwings are light grey, in males with a very large expansible ochreous-yellowish hair-pencil from the base of the dorsum beneath, lying alongside the abdomen and reaching its apex.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2018). "Homaloxestis xanthocharis Meyrick, 1929". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 518.


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