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 Lecithoceridae family. It was described by 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 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

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^ Park, K.-T. & Byun, B.-K., 2007: Review of Homaloxestis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) of the Philippine Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 1449: 57-64. Full article: [1].
^ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (3): 737

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[2] Park, K.-T. & Byun, B.-K., 2007: Review of Homaloxestis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) of the Philippine Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 1449: 57-64. Full article: [1].

[3] J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (3): 737

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