Idioglossa triacma is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae.[1] It is known from the Khasi Hills of India.
Idioglossa triacma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Batrachedridae |
Genus: | Idioglossa |
Species: | I. triacma
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Binomial name | |
Idioglossa triacma Meyrick, 1913
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The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are orange-yellow with a purplish-fuscous-golden triangular blotch at one-third, almost reaching the costa.[2]
Biology
editThe host plant of this species is Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae).[3]
Related pages
editReferences
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Idioglossa". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Meyrick, 1913 Exot. Microlep. 1 (3): 77
- ^ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants