Homoeoprepes sympatrica

Homoeoprepes sympatrica is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Clarke in 1962.[1] It is found in Colombia.[2]

Homoeoprepes sympatrica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Homoeoprepes
Species:
H. sympatrica
Binomial name
Homoeoprepes sympatrica
Clarke, 1962
Synonyms
  • Mompha sympatrica Clarke, 1962

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Homoeoprepes at funet
  3. ^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 113 (3457) (I): 381   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.