Heterogymna chorospila

Heterogymna chorospila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Carposinidae
Genus:	Heterogymna
Species:	H. chorospila
Binomial name
	Heterogymna chorospila; Meyrick, 1922

Heterogymna chorospila is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found on Java.^[1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish. The base white, with black subbasal spots in the middle and near the dorsum, and the costal edge is blackish towards the base. The hindwings are grey-whitish, but greyish-tinged towards the apex.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heterogymna chorospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
^ Meyrick, 1922: VI: New Micro-Lepidoptera. Zoologische Mededeelingen VII: 80-89. Full article: [1]

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heterogymna chorospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] Meyrick, 1922: VI: New Micro-Lepidoptera. Zoologische Mededeelingen VII: 80-89. Full article: [1]

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