Biology:Heterogymna chorospila

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Short description: Species of moth

Heterogymna chorospila
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Heterogymna
Species:
H. chorospila
Binomial name
Heterogymna chorospila
Meyrick, 1922

Heterogymna chorospila is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found on Java in Indonesia.[1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are grey whitish. The base white, with black subbasal spots in the middle and near the dorsum, and the costal edge is blackish towards the base. The hindwings are grey whitish, but greyish tinged towards the apex.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Heterogymna chorospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=117212. 
  2. Meyrick, E. (1922). "New Micro-Lepidoptera". Zoologische Mededeelingen 7: 80–89. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149525.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13228871 entry