Martyringa hoenei

Martyringa hoenei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Martyringa
Species: M. hoenei
Binomial name
Martyringa hoenei
Lvovsky, 2010

Martyringa hoenei is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Lvovsky in 2010. It is found in China (Yunnan).[1]

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. The forewings are brown with small dark brown discal spot, another small dark spot in the middle of the cell and a small dark stroke under it. The hindwings are light grey.

Etymology

The species is named for Hermann Höne, the collector of the holotype and paratypes, a German Consul in Shanghai and an entomologist.[2]

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