Homosaces arvalis

Homosaces arvalis is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in India.[1]

Homosaces arvalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Homosaces
Species:
H. arvalis
Binomial name
Homosaces arvalis
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia arvalis Meyrick, 1910

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are ferrugious sprinkled with black. The costa and all veins are marked with suffused pale ochreous-yellow streaks. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Homosaces arvalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16 (4): 605


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