Martyringa hoenei

Martyringa hoenei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Martyringa
Species:	M. hoenei
Binomial name
	Martyringa hoenei; Lvovsky, 2010

Martyringa hoenei is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alexandr L. Lvovsky in 2010. It is found in Yunnan, China.[1]

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. The forewings are brown with a small dark brown discal spot, another small dark spot in the middle of the cell and a small dark stroke under it. The hindwings are light grey.

Etymology

The species is named for Hermann Höne, the collector of the holotype and paratypes, a German consul in Shanghai and an entomologist.[2]

References

Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Martyringa hoenei Lvovsky, 2010". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
Lvovsky, A. L. (July 15, 2010). "A new species of the genus Martyringa (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China". Zoosystematica Rossica. 19 (1): 124–126.

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[1] Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Martyringa hoenei Lvovsky, 2010". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 14, 2020.

[2] Lvovsky, A. L. (July 15, 2010). "A new species of the genus Martyringa (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from China". Zoosystematica Rossica. 19 (1): 124–126.