Antiochtha pycnotarsa

Antiochtha pycnotarsa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2001. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Antiochtha pycnotarsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Antiochtha
Species:
A. pycnotarsa
Binomial name
Antiochtha pycnotarsa
(Park & C. S. Wu, 2001)
Synonyms
  • Antiochta pycnotarsa Park & C. S. Wu, 2001

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark brown, with golden yellow scales along the veins. The costa is golden yellow. The fringe is black with a creamy white basal line around the apex and on the termen.

Etymology

The species name refers to the thickened tarsus and is derived from pycno (meaning thick).[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (September 16, 2017). "Antiochtha pycnotarsa (Park & Wu, 2001)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  2. Park, K. T. & Wu, C. S., 2001: Additional faunistic data and discussions of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of seven new species. Insecta Koreana, 18(2): 139-152. Full article: .


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