Doxogenes pyrophanes
| Doxogenes pyrophanes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Doxogenes |
| Species: | D. pyrophanes |
| Binomial name | |
| Doxogenes pyrophanes (Meyrick, 1905) | |
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Doxogenes pyrophanes is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan of Doxogenes pyrophanes is about 20 millimetres. The forewings are deep orange, with the markings shining purplish leaden grey, with a small basal patch. There is a small spot in the disc at one-fifth and a very large patch occupying the entire apical two-thirds except towards the margins anteriorly, enclosing an irregularly triangular patch of ground colour in the disc at about three-fifths. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 30, 2014). "Doxogenes pyrophanes (Meyrick, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 16 (4): 594.
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