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Amaloxestis callitricha

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Amaloxestis callitricha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Amaloxestis
Species:
A. callitricha
Binomial name
Amaloxestis callitricha
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Homaloxestis callitricha Meyrick, 1910

Amaloxestis callitricha is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Assam, India.[1]

The wingspan is 20–21 mm. The forewings are light ochreous yellowish, more or less sprinkled finely with fuscous. The discal stigmata are blackish and well marked. The hindwings are whitish ochreous, slightly greyish tinged posteriorly, in males with a large and very long expansible pencil of light ochreous-yellowish hairs lying along the subdorsal fold from the base.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (August 24, 2014). "Amaloxestis callitricha (Meyrick, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 440. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.