Homophylotis thyridota

Homophylotis thyridota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Homophylotis
Species: H. thyridota
Binomial name
Homophylotis thyridota
Turner, 1904[1]

Homophylotis thyridota is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Australia from north-eastern Queensland.[1]

The length of the forewings is 5-5.5 mm for males and 5 mm for females. The upperside of the forewings is dark grey brown, sometimes with a faint greenish tinge. The underside is paler. The hindwing upper- and underside is dark grey brown, with a translucent central area of slightly variable size and shape crossed by densely scaled fuscous veins.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tarmann, Gerhard M. (2004). Zygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae, (Procridinae: Artonini). CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-06798-1.


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