Heliangara ericydes

Heliangara ericydes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Heliangara
Species:	H. ericydes
Binomial name
	Heliangara ericydes; Meyrick, 1916

Heliangara ericydes is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are bright deep purple, becoming coppery bronze on the dorsal half from the base to beyond the middle. The hindwings are blackish.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (December 2, 2013). "Heliangara ericydes Meyrick, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (18): 573.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (December 2, 2013). "Heliangara ericydes Meyrick, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (18): 573.