Lopharcha chalcophanes

Lopharcha chalcophanes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931.[2] It is found in India, the Bismarck Islands and Sri Lanka.[3]

Lopharcha chalcophanes
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L. chalcophanes
Binomial name
Lopharcha chalcophanes
(Meyrick, 1931)[1]
Synonyms
  • Peronea chalcophanes Meyrick, 1931
  • Acleris chalcophanes Clarke, 1958
  • Lopharcha chalcophanes Diakonoff, 1974

The wingspan of the male is 10 mm. Head and thorax darkly infuscated. Forewings oblong and narrow. Forewings light glossy golden ochreous, with brownish-glossy-grey tufts. Two leaden-greyish horizontal patches present. Cilia light ochreous. Hindwing glossy bright golden ochreous.[4]

References

  1. Tortricidae.com
  2. "Species Details: Lopharcha chalcophanes Meyrick, 1931". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  4. Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.


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