Doxogenes pyrophanes
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| Species: | D. pyrophanes
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| Doxogenes pyrophanes (Meyrick, 1905)
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Doxogenes pyrophanes is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are deep orange with the markings shining purplish-leaden-grey and a very small basal patch. There is a small spot in the disc at one-fifth and a very large patch occupying the entire apical two-thirds except towards the margins anteriorly, enclosing an irregularly triangular patch of ground colour in the disc about three-fifths. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- ^ "Doxogenes". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16 (4): 594
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