Biology:Antiochtha pycnotarsa
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Short description: Species of moth
| Antiochtha pycnotarsa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Antiochtha |
| Species: | A. pycnotarsa
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| Antiochtha pycnotarsa (Park & C. S. Wu, 2001)
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Antiochtha pycnotarsa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2001. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark brown, with golden yellow scales along the veins. The costa is golden yellow. The fringe is black with a creamy white basal line around the apex and on the termen.
Etymology
The species name refers to the thickened tarsus and is derived from pycno (meaning thick).[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (September 16, 2017). "Antiochtha pycnotarsa (Park & Wu, 2001)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/torodorinae/antiochtha/#pycnotarsa. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ↑ Park, K. T. & Wu, C. S., 2001: Additional faunistic data and discussions of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka, with descriptions of seven new species. Insecta Koreana, 18(2): 139-152. Full article: [1].
Wikidata ☰ Q21239387 entry
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