Homoeoprepes sympatrica is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Clarke in 1962.[1] It is found in Colombia.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Homoeoprepes |
Species: | H. sympatrica
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Binomial name | |
Homoeoprepes sympatrica Clarke, 1962
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The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are fuscous, overlaid by rust red. At the base of the fold with a small black spot and a similar spot at the basal fifth on the fold. Similar black spots of raised scales are found at two-fifths, in the cell and at the end of the cell. These spots are surrounded by red and ochreous scales. The hindwings are shining greyish, paler basally.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mompha sympatrica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Homoeoprepes at funet
- ^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 113 (3457) (I): 381 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.