Timyra metallanthes
Timyra metallanthes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
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The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are fuscous, sprinkled with whitish ochreous except on the basal and terminal areas. There is an indistinct cloudy whitish-ochreous fascia at one-fourth and an orange fascia before three-fourths, dilated on the costa. The hindwings are fuscous, paler and thinly scaled towards the base, with an ochreous-yellowish hair-pencil.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2014). "Timyra metallanthes Meyrick, 1905". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- Description of Timyra sphenias in Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 16 (4): 596.
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