Thubana melitopyga

Thubana melitopyga is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Thubana melitopyga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Thubana
Species:
T. melitopyga
Binomial name
Thubana melitopyga
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera melitopyga Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark purple grey and the hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 4, 2016). "Thubana melitopyga (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 41.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.