Homaloxestis plocamandra

Homaloxestis plocamandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Homaloxestis
Species:	H. plocamandra
Binomial name
	Homaloxestis plocamandra; (Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
	Lecithocera plocamandra Meyrick, 1907;

Homaloxestis plocamandra is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in Nepal, India (Assam, Sikkim), Bhutan, northern Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines (Luzon).^[1]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm.^[2] The forewings are light fuscous and the hindwings are light fuscous, somewhat lighter towards the base. Males have a large expansible tuft of very long pale ochreous-yellowish hairs from the base of the dorsum on the underside of the hindwings.^[3]

References

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2018). "Homaloxestis plocamandra (Meyrick, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
^ Park, K.-T. & yun, B.-K. (2007). "Review of Homaloxestis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) of the Philippine Islands, with descriptions of two new species". Zootaxa. 1449: 57-64.
^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17 (3): 737.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2018). "Homaloxestis plocamandra (Meyrick, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

[2] Park, K.-T. & yun, B.-K. (2007). "Review of Homaloxestis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) of the Philippine Islands, with descriptions of two new species". Zootaxa. 1449: 57-64.

[3] Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17 (3): 737.

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