Homaloxestis lacerta
Appearance
Homaloxestis lacerta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Homaloxestis |
Species: | H. lacerta
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Binomial name | |
Homaloxestis lacerta C. S. Wu & Park, 1999
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Homaloxestis lacerta is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1999. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 10 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The species name is derived from Latin lacertus (meaning lizard).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (December 14, 2018). "Homaloxestis lacerta Wu & Park, 1999". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Wu, Chun-Sheng & Park, Kyu-Tek (1999). "Taxonomic review of the Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) in Sri Lanka IV. The subfamily Lecithocerinae: genus Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer and its allies". Insecta Koreana. 16 (1): 1-14.