Biology:Allotalanta synclera

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth

Allotalanta synclera
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Allotalanta
Species:
A. synclera
Binomial name
Allotalanta synclera
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia synclera Meyrick, 1921

Allotalanta synclera is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in India (Kanara).[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm (0.87 in). The forewings are rather dark fuscous, darker and purplish-tinged towards the base. The hindwings are light grey, paler and thinly scaled towards the base and the veins darker. There is a small oval hyaline spot beneath the cell near the base.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Allotalanta synclera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=112713.  Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (13): 394 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13265591 entry