Timyra selmatias
Timyra selmatias is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
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The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous, sprinkled with blackish. The median third is obscurely streaked with whitish on the veins and there is a narrow irregular orange transverse fascia from three-fifths of the costa to three-fourths of the dorsum. A triangular spot of whitish suffusion is found on the costa at about four-fifths, and an irregular suffused whitish streak immediately before the termen. The apical and terminal edge are suffused with dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2014). "Timyra selmatias Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (2): 450.
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