Harmatitis

Harmatitis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Subfamily:	Gelechiinae
Genus:	Harmatitis; Meyrick, 1910
Species:	H. sphecopa
Binomial name
	Harmatitis sphecopa; Meyrick, 1910
Synonyms
	Gelechia sphecopa (Meyrick, 1910); Gelechia eucerella Walker, 1864; Lecithocera hippotarcha Meyrick, 1923;

Harmatitis is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains only one species, Harmatitis sphecopa, which is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are dark purple-fuscous with the costal edge ochreous-orange from about one-fifth to four-fifths. There is an irregular transverse ochreous-orange spot on the costa before the middle, reaching half across the wing. There is also a narrow ochreous-orange spot along the costa about three-fourths and a group of a few pale ochreous scales above the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous, with golden-bronze and purplish reflections.^[2]

References

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[2] J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20 (2): 460 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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