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

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


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