Allotalanta synclera

Allotalanta synclera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Allotalanta
Species:	A. synclera
Binomial name
	Allotalanta synclera; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia synclera Meyrick, 1921 ;

Allotalanta synclera is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in India (Kanara).^[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm (0.87 in). The forewings are rather dark fuscous, darker and purplish-tinged towards the base. The hindwings are light grey, paler and thinly scaled towards the base and the veins darker. There is a small oval hyaline spot beneath the cell near the base.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Allotalanta synclera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (13): 394 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Allotalanta synclera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (13): 394 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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