Heterogymna chorospila

Heterogymna chorospila is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found on Java in Indonesia.[1]

Heterogymna chorospila
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H. chorospila
Binomial name
Heterogymna chorospila
Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are grey whitish. The base white, with black subbasal spots in the middle and near the dorsum, and the costal edge is blackish towards the base. The hindwings are grey whitish, but greyish tinged towards the apex.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heterogymna chorospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1922). "New Micro-Lepidoptera". Zoologische Mededeelingen. 7: 80–89.


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