Heteralcis isochra

Heteralcis isochra is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Assam, India.[1] and Sri Lanka.[2]

Heteralcis isochra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Heteralcis
Species:
H. isochra
Binomial name
Heteralcis isochra
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Timyra isochra Meyrick, 1908

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are light ochreous yellowish with four somewhat oblique rather broad undefined fasciae of deeper ochreous or brownish suffusion, the first sometimes rather dark fuscous, the second narrowest. The hindwings are light ochreous yellowish, with a subdorsal groove enclosing a long pencil of ochreous-yellowish hairs.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 30, 2016). "Heteralcis isochra (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (18): 569.
  3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (2): 444.


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